A senior aide to Japan's prime minister is being dismissed after making discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people.
Senior aide to the prime minister Masayoshi Arai, left, walks next to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Dec. 12, 2022. Kishida told reporters Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, that Arai was being dismissed after making discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Saturday that Masayoshi Arai, a secretary at his office, was being dismissed after Arai recently told Japanese media he did not like seeing LGBTQ people. Arai had retracted his comments and apologized on Friday.“Taking strong action is inevitable,” Kishida said without providing further details, meaning Arai may leave voluntarily.
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