Japan government under renewed pressure to end same-sex marriage ban

Lawyers and supporters celebrate after ruling at Nagoya district court in central Japan on Tuesday. Photograph: 稲熊成之/AP

Pressure is building on Japan’s government to legalise same-sex unions after a court ruled that a ban on them was unconstitutional.

Rights advocates said the ruling on Tuesday by Nagoya district court was a step forward in the campaign to end Japan’s status as the only G7 country not to fully recognise same-sex unions.