On
Thursday Nov 05,2015, Koyuki Higashi (left) and Hiroku Masuhara (right) reportedly
became the first same-sex couple in Japan to receive an official
certificate that recognizes their union
Koyuki Higashi, 30, and Hiroko Masuhara, 37, were married in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward on Thursday morning Nov 05,2015
"I am exhilarated that the city I am living has recognized my partner as my family," said Masuhara
Shibuya’s legislators voted in March to grant marriage certificates to
LGBT couples, making the ward the first in Japan to recognize same-sex
unions.
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