HOKKAIDO GOVT. SUED BY A WOMAN OVER DENIAL OF SPOUSAL BENEFITS

Highlights –

• Hokkaido govt. sued by a woman over denial of spousal benefits.
• The woman in a same-sex relationship had filed the lawsuit with Sapporo District Court.
• Kaoru Sasaki seeks $43,000 for being denied spousal benefits.
• Sasaki had applied for spousal benefits in July 2018 and April 2019.

Kaoru Sasaki, 51, a woman in a same-sex relationship on Wed....