Masayoshi Arai was dismissed over the weekend after saying he didn’t want to look at same-sex couples. Read more at straitstimes.com.
last week, reiterating the government’s policy of “respecting diversity and creating an inclusive society.”
Mr Masayoshi Arai, a secretary to the premier, was dismissed over the weekend after telling reporters in an off-the-record briefing that he didn’t want to look at same-sex couples or have them live next door to him.Among the Group of Seven major democracies, Japan is the only one without a legal system for same-sex unions, something campaigners say causes problems in areas from immigration to inheritance and medical treatment.
“I take seriously the fact that the Prime Minister’s secretary has been removed from office due to his inappropriate comments,” Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said Monday.
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