Powered by USC Law http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz As <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1238213666373*/">reported</a> by the AFP, Japan's justice ministry has issued a directive that will allow Japanese citizens to marry partners of the same-sex in foreign countries that allow this.&nbsp; So, while Japan is no Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Massachusetts, or Connecticut (all of which allow same-sex couples to marry, but it's now ahead of the vast majority of U.S. states on this issue. http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz/1/2009/03/Japan-to-Recognize-Foreign-Marriages-of-SameSex-Couples.cfm 2009-03-27T21:24:10-08:00 marriage recognition,Japan