Japan Opposition Parties Submit Same-Sex Marriage Bill
A same-sex couple holds a flower bouquet during a pro same-sex marriage party co-organized by the Taipei City government and Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan in Taipei.
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Japan’s major opposition parties submitted a bill Monday calling for same-sex marriage in the world’s third-biggest economy, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage.
The bill is unlikely to go far in parliament, where the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party has barely budged to advance civil rights for LGBT people -- even though business leaders have demanded change, saying current policies are hurting their ability to attract top global talent.