Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized on Monday for homophobic remarks about same-sex marriage made by a former top aide, whom he fired last week.
The comments drew attention to the country’s lagging LGBTQ rights as it prepares to host the Group of Seven summit this spring.The former aide, Masayoshi Arai, said last week that he “doesn’t even want to look” at same-sex couples and would “not want to live next door” to them. In an off-the-record briefing with reporters, he theorized that if same-sex marriage were allowed in Japan, it would “change the way society is” and “quite a few people would abandon this country.
Arai’s comments followed a warning from Kishida that Japan needs to be “extremely careful” in considering legalizing same-sex marriage, “as it could fundamentally change the structure of family life and society.”The controversy renewed scrutiny over the lack of rights for LGBTQ people in Japan that are standard in other leading democracies.
Matsuoka said that if attention moves on from the issue after Arai’s firing, “the government will surely repeat the same thing over and over again.” In dismissing Arai, Kishida said his aide’s remarks were “completely inconsistent with the policies of the cabinet’s approach to respecting diversity and creating an inclusive society.” Arai had apologized to Kishida for causing him trouble “due to my opinions, as he does not think like that.”sparked by the commotion has called for Kishida’s administration to enact anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people. As of Monday evening local time, it had more than 20,000 signatures.
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