TOKYO: A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision hailed by activists as only a step towards marriage equality group of seven nation with no legal Protection for same-sex unions. decision by Nagoya The district court was the second of four cases in the past two years to strike down a ban against same-sex marriage as unconstitutional, and is likely to increase pressure to change the law nationwide. “This judgment saves us from the hurt of last year’s judgment which said there was nothing wrong in the ban,” said the lead lawyer. yoko mizutani Said.