It’s been a busy time for Pikachu. Recently, the Pokemon mascot officially welcomed the Pokemon manhole cover project to Tokyo. Then it was time to announce that he’s recording a duet with ...

The High Court Division has directed the government to omit the word "Kumari" (virgin) from the Muslim marriage registration form (Nikahnama) before the name of the bride, and use the word "unmarried" ...

SENDAI--A same-sex couple here plans to ask a court to order city officials to accept their marriage registration form, calling for recognition of same-sex marriages. “We want society to face the ...

The High Court in a 2019 judgement directed the government to drop the word “kumari”, or virgin, from the marriage registration form, terming it defamatory and discriminatory against women.

While it falls into the “giant robots punch giant monsters” genre, anime franchise "Evangelion" is really about the often difficult, and even scary, process of ...

The Tokyo Family Court has left a married couple in perpetual legal limbo after dismissing their challenge to Japan’s one-surname policy, their lawyers said on Jan. 16. Presiding Judge Yukiko Suguri ...

A couple who submitted their marriage registration on July 7, 2025, is seen in the Ota Ward office in Tokyo. The ward's official PR mascot "Hanepyon," also made an appearance to celebrate and take ...

I like living the bachelorette life. I’ve got no one to answer to, no one to worry about, no one to tie me down — being single is pretty clutch. But a Pokémon marriage registration form is making me ...