Today, Nintendo officially introduces the Partnership System. The system has been in place since March 2021 but was formally announced today.
In Japan, same-sex marriages are not currently recognised under Japanese law. This new system recognises employees at Nintendo Japan who is in domestic partnerships with a same-sex partner going against the country’s laws, games.mxdwn.com reports.
At the moment, Japan is the only member of the G7 group of developed nations that does not recognise same-sex marriages. A district in Osaka upheld Japan’s ban ruling that the law does not violate the country’s constitution.
