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Jun 16, 2023

From top left, Yuichi Kamiya, executive director of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, Minori Tokieda, representative director of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, Akira Nishiyama, deputy secretary general of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, Makiko Terahara, lead lawyer of Marriage Equality Litigation and Marriage for All Japan, Gon Matsunaka, director for Marriage For All Japan, Soshi Matsuoka, organizer of "Demand for Laws to Protect Rights of LGBTQ People in Japan," attend a press conference Friday, June 16, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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