The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a lawsuit for damages filed by same-sex couples.

On Wednesday, a Japanese court upheld the government's ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, while also laying the groundwork for more favorable future rulings.

While dismissing the plaintiffs' request for damages, the Tokyo District Court stated that the lack of a legal system allowing homosexuals to form families is a "state of unconstitutionality" and "a grave threat and obstacle" to people's ....