An American gay man's long-term visa for his Japanese wife was denied by the court.

On Friday, a Japanese court upheld the refusal of a long-term residency visa for an American man who had married his same-sex Japanese spouse in the United States.

The Tokyo District Court also ruled against the American citizen, Andrew High, and his Japanese partner, Kohei, who had asked for 11 million yen in damages on the grounds that the visa denial had violated their right to live together as a family. The Japanese man has asked....