Japan’s Prime Minister issues an apology for his former aide’s anti-LGBTQ+ remarks
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has released an apology for his former aide’s homophobic comments. On 4 February, the economy and trade official Masayoshi Arai was fired from his secretary position after he was heard making disparaging remarks about LGBTQ+ couples. According to Reuters, Arai claimed that people would leave Japan if the country legalised same-sex marriage. He also said that he wouldn’t live next to LGBTQ+ couples. “His comments are outrageous and completely incompatible with the administration’s policies,” Kishida said before announcing his aide’s termination. In response to the backlash…
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