Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalised.
This week, courts in Tokyo and Sapporo ruled the nation's current ban was unconstitutional, in line with previous landmark verdicts.
The rulings in separate cases found that the ban breached citizens' rights.
Even as they welcomed the verdicts, activists warned that the historic step of legalising same-sex unions would still need to come from lawmakers.
Currently, Japan remains the only G7 country not to fully recognise same-sex couples or offer them clear legal protection.
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