By TAKESHI AMANO/ Staff Writer
December 14, 2020 at 18:35 JST
Aki Takahashi, left, and Hiroko Masuhara, who were involved in creating Akashi city’s new partnership system for same-sex couples, attend a news conference on Dec. 10 in Hyogo Prefecture. (Takeshi Amano)
AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--Akashi city in January will become the first local government in Japan to introduce a partnership system that treats the children of same-sex couples as “family,” city officials said on Dec. 10. [Read More]
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