Watered-down LGBTQ 'understanding' bill shows how far Japan's parliament is out of step with its society – and history
- Written by Sabine Frühstück, Professor of Modern Japanese Cultural Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
Rainbow ears, but is Japan's parliament listening? Lucas Calloch/@dreiimos/Unsplash, FALJapan has passed legislation aimed at “promoting the understanding” of members of the LGBTQ community – a watered-down bill that will do little to put the Asian country in line with fellow liberal democracies on the issue.