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Japan’s Only Openly Gay Lawmaker Says Same-Sex Marriage Will Take Years

  • Nation far from changing marriage laws like in Europe, America
  • Opposition CDP seeks to pass law banning LGBT discrimination
Kanako Otsuji
Kanako OtsujiPhotographer: Keith Bedford/Bloomberg

Facing opposition from conservative elements in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party, Japan’s only openly gay lawmaker said it could take a decade for the country to legalize same-sex partnerships.

Speaking on the day Australia became the latest nation to legalize gay marriage, Kanako Otsuji, 42, said Japan will have to go through a two-stage process.