Japan is the only G7 country which does not recognise same-sex unions. But this week, its capital Tokyo began rolling out a partnership certificate scheme. It allows same-sex couples to be treated as married couples for certain public services, this for the first time. Those services include housing, medicine and welfare. To analyse how big a victory this is for same-sex couples, we’re joined by Olivier Fabre, a member of a LGBTQ+ advocacy group in Japan.

This post was originally published on Access Asia.