Japan: Support for Same-Sex Marriage

72%
 of voters support the legalization of gay marriage
18%
 do not support it

Submitted by danlev Jun 13, 2023

Score	72 / 100
Weight	100 / 100
Time decay factor (2 years)	0.75 (0.75¹)
Adjusted weight (after time decay)	75 / 100

(Dentsu, 2019)

78.4%

Support the legalization of same-sex marriage (ages 20-59)

(Dentsu, 2018)

8.9%

of Japanese people, age 20 to 59, identify as LGBT

(Dentsu (online survey), 2015)

7.7%

of Japanese people between 20 and 59 identify as LGBT

(Nihon Yoro Chosa-kai, 2015)

42.3%

Adults support or somewhat supported same-sex marriage