LGBTQ+ activists in Japan demand marriage equality for same-sex couples

LGBTQ activists distributed chocolates to morning commuters at Shinagawa Station (AP)

Activists and LGBTQ+ community members have handed out colourful chocolates for Valentine’s Day in Tokyo, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of a legal battle to achieve marriage equality for same-sex couples.

Japan is the only member of the G7 group of nations that still excludes same-sex couples from the right to legally marry and receive spousal benefits.