DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

[1/3] Pedestrians are reflected on a window of a commercial building at closing hour at a financial district in Tokyo, Japan, November 22, 2017. The number of activist funds has trebled over the last five years to 69, according to data from IR Japan. Joining a hedge fund where you might lose your job tomorrow because you lost money or didn't raise funds is a very foreign world for such workers." "Many global hedge funds are opening up Tokyo offices and hiring talent" to support a growing investment focus, said Masa Yanagisawa, head of prime services Japan at Goldman Sachs in Tokyo. Hong Kong-headquartered activist hedge fund Oasis Management has hired people in Japan this year, including a former senior regulatory official it appointed to its advisory council.

Persons: Kim Kyung, Warren Buffett, Stefan Nilsson, Masa Yanagisawa, Goldman Sachs, Seth Fischer, FinCity.Tokyo, Keiichi Aritomo, Toby Bartlett, Goldman's Yanagisawa, UBP, Cedric Le Berre, Xie Yu, Makiko Yamazaki, Scott Murdoch, David Dolan, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Global, Nikkei, Funds, Oasis Management, Oasis, Citadel, Citadel Securities, Nasdaq, May, Angel, Asset Management, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, HONG KONG, TOKYO, Hong Kong, Singapore, Swiss, China, Taiwan, Sydney

☆ Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage but voices rights concern
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

TOKYO — A Tokyo court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage on Wednesday but said a lack of legal protection for same-sex families violated their human rights, a comment welcomed by plaintiffs as a partial victory for LGBTQ couples. Japan is the only nation in the Group of 7 that does not allow same-sex marriage, and its constitution defines marriage as based on the mutual consent of both sexes. Although Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party has revealed no plans yet to review the matter or propose changes, several senior members support same-sex marriage. In Wednesday’s ruling, the Tokyo district court said the ban was constitutional, but added that the absence of a legal system to protect same-sex families infringed their human rights. The decision came a day after the U.S. Senate passed a same-sex marriage protection bill and Singapore lifted a ban on gay sex but limited the prospects for legalizing same-sex marriage.

☆ Japan awaits same-sex marriage ruling crucial to future LGBTQ rights
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Elaine Lies | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Plaintiffs hold hands each other after a district court ruled on the legality of same-sex marriages outside Sapporo district court in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan March 17, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Of two cases on the issue decided in Japan, one ruled banning same-sex marriage was "unconstitutional" and the other held the opposite. That adds weight to the expected decision by the Tokyo district court - already influential because of the capital's outsized influence on the rest of Japan - as it will establish a trend, lawyers and activists say. Eight people are involved in the case to be decided on Wednesday, saying the ban on same-sex marriage contravenes Japan's constitution and demanding damages of 1 million yen ($7,200) each. Though partnership certificates from municipalities now cover about 60% of the population in Japan, including Tokyo, they do not give same-sex couples the same rights enjoyed by heterosexual couples.

☆ Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, but activists see a silver lining
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A Tokyo court ruled on Wednesday that a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional but said the lack of legal protection for same-sex families violated their human rights, which plaintiffs welcomed as a step toward aligning Japan with other G7 nations. Japan is the only G7 nation that does not allow same-sex marriage, and its constitution defines marriage as based on “the mutual consent of both sexes. The ruling party of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has disclosed no plans yet to review the matter or propose legislation, though several senior members support same-sex marriage. Wednesday’s ruling by the Tokyo district court said that while the ban was constitutional, the absence of a legal system to protect same-sex families is an infringement of their human rights. The decision came a day after the US Senate passed a same-sex marriage protection bill and Singapore lifted a ban on gay sex but limited the prospects for legalizing same-sex marriage.

Search resuls for: "Masa Yanagisawa"

4 mentions found