article_snippet.sent: The measure was proposed in February by Shibuya's mayor, Toshitake Kuwahara.
article_snippet.sent: He called Shibuya's decision "happy" but said that Shibuya's decision must go alongside education about alternative lifestyles.
article_snippet.sent: Neighboring Setagaya ward has indicated that Neighboring Setagaya ward would look into following Shibuya's lead.
article_snippet.sent: An editorial in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, which commissioned the poll, welcomed the Shibuya decision, calling the Shibuya decision "a bold and important step forward.
article_snippet.sent: While Shibuya's registration system will be a first for Japan, Yodogawa ward in the western Japanese city of Osaka
article_snippet.sent: Journalist Chie Kobayashi contributed reporting from Tokyo .