Exploring Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage in Japan - The Effect of Judicial Action Reconsidered

• In Event: Contestation Surrounding Gay Rights in Public Opinion

Brief Overview

Running a 20-day survey before and after a judicial ruling on the constitutionality of not allowing same-sex marriage in Japan, this study aims to explain how cases of judicial action influences public opinion and work as a venue for activism.

Authors

• Robert Tor Erik Nordström, Waseda University, Graduate School of Political Science

• Sou Shinomoto, Waseda University

• Antonio Benasaglio Berlucchi, Meiji University