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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Japan are relatively progressive by Asian standards, although LGBT people lack full legal equality. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1880 after the installation of the Napoleonic Code and the age of consent is equal. Same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are ineligible for the legal protections available to opposite-sex couples, though some cities have recently begun issuing "partnership certificates" to same-sex couples as a means to recognise their relationships.