Growing support from the nation’s top business lobby and major companies is putting pressure on the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his conservative ruling party. theSun theSundaily LGBTQ HumanRights Japan G7Summit WorldNews
Participants march during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade, celebrating advances in LGBTQ rights and calling for marriage equality, in Tokyo, Japan, April 23, 2023. - REUTERSPIX: Cheering, flag-waving crowds gathered in Tokyo on Sunday for the first full Pride parade in four years, celebrating advances in LGBTQ rights but demanding Japan join other advanced nations in legally recognising same-sex marriage.
Organisers estimated 10,000 people marched in Sunday’s parade in the downtown Shibuya district. Participants said they realised how their nation lagged the rest of the G7 but were hopeful of change. Masako Mori, a special advisor to Kishida on LGBTQ affairs, attended, but did not mention same-sex marriage in brief remarks before the parade began, instead urging “greater understanding of LGBTQ.”
Kishida in February sacked an aide who sparked outrage by saying people would flee Japan if same-sex marriage was allowed, but the premier remains noncommittal about same-sex marriage, even as polls show some 70% of the public in favour. Some lawmakers have vowed to pass a law promoting “understanding of LGBTQ” before the summit. Activists and business leaders say this is a good step but falls short, noting that Japan at last year’s G7 summit committed to ensuring equal rights and anti-discrimination measures for LGBTQ.
“Basically all the debates would be by Japanese men, and that made it hard to grow as a global firm,“ said Chika Sato, chief diversity officer at NEC.
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