Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, taking a cautious stance on allowing same-sex couples to marry in Japan, the only Group of Seven nation without legal protection for such marriages and civil unions.
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As far as the government is concerned, it is necessary to closely monitor public opinion, parliamentary debates and lawsuits related to same-sex marriage.
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Moonraker
And yet: "Seventy-two percent of voters believe that Japan should legalize same-sex marriages, compared with 18 percent who oppose such a change, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey conducted on Feb. 18 and 19, 2023." In fact, polls consistently show a significant majority in favour. Again, poll numbers are used to justify some policies but ignored in others. Funny that.