A court in Japan has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution.
The case is only the second of its kind in a country where traditional views are still held towards homosexuality.
Last year, another court had ruled that the failure to recognise same-sex marriages is unconstitutional.

Al Jazeera's Sara Khairat reports.

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