Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida apologized for discriminatory remarks made by his former aide during a meeting with LGBTQ+ groups.
In January, backlash over remarks by Arai brought fresh attention to Japan’s lack of legislation on civil rights protections for the LGBTQ+ community and policies on same-sex marriage. Just a day after, Kishida announced he had dismissed Arai for his anti-LGBTQ+ comments, which the former aide later apologized for.
Kishida also met with activists from LGBTQ+ organizations in Japan on February 17 and offered an apology for anti-LGBTQ+ remarks made by former government aide Masayoshi Arai.
Kishida said Arai’s remarks were “deemed unjust discrimination” and were “extremely inappropriate”.
After the meeting, Gon Matsunaka, head of the Pride House Tokyo, told reporters that Kishida said he hoped to take a step-by-step approach to LGBTQ+ rights and fighting discrimination.
Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation executive director Yuichi Kamiya said he expected a move toward equal rights to “drastically accelerate.”
He has also appointed Masako Mori, a former justice minister, as his special aide in charge of promoting understanding for LGBTQ+ people in Japan.
Japan remains the only G7 nation that hasn’t legally recognized same-sex marriage or enacted an anti-discrimination law to protect LGBTQ+ people.
Japanese prime minister apologizes to LGBTQ+ activists over former aide’s bigoted remarks
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