Latest editorial
JAPAN: Tokyo announced today that it will start recognising same-sex partnerships, but the unions will not be considered legal marriages.
Japan does not legally recognise same-sex marriages, and LGBTQ+ people often face discrimination at school, work and at home, causing many to hide their sexual identities.
The city authority said the move will “promote understanding among Tokyo residents about sexual diversity.”
The cancelled China trip of the German Foreign Minister marks a break with Helmut Schmidt’s China policy and drives Germany further into Washington’s confrontation course, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
Huge protests against corruption and preventable deaths during flooding have rocked the government — the masses are not likely to be able to take direct control in their own interests yet, writes KENNY COYLE, but it’s a promising show of people power
