An officer from the Ministry of Justice who was invited to comment has stated that the action by Shibuya is legal because the certificate issued is not a marriage certificate and the current Japanese legal code does not prohibit the "partnership" of same-sex couples.
被邀请的司法部官员曾表示，涩谷区的行为是合法的，因为颁发的证书不是結婚證書，现在的日本法律并不禁止同性情侣的“伴侣关系”。