Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with representatives of LGBTQ groups and offered an apology over discriminatory remarks made by his former aide that sparked nationwide outrage and calls for the government to ensure equal rights.
to reporters earlier this month that he wouldn’t want to live next to LGBTQ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriages were allowed prompted renewed demands that the government adopt an anti-discrimination law.
Kishida said Arai’s remark was “deemed unjust discrimination and was extremely inappropriate” and offered an apology to LGBTQ activists in person: “I apologize sincerely for making all of you here and many other people feel uncomfortable.” He also appointed former Justice Minister Masako Mori on Friday as his special aide in charge of promoting understanding for LGBTQ people and she joined the meeting.Kishida quickly fired Arai, his former aide, after he made the remarks.
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