{"id":1674,"date":"2023-02-04T03:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T03:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/japanese-prime-ministers-aide-leaving-over-lgbtq-remarks\/"},"modified":"2023-02-04T03:32:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T03:32:49","slug":"japanese-prime-ministers-aide-leaving-over-lgbtq-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/japanese-prime-ministers-aide-leaving-over-lgbtq-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese prime minister&#8217;s aide leaving over LGBTQ remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails<\/p>\n<p> A senior aide to Japan\u2019s prime minister is being dismissed after making discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Saturday that Masayoshi Arai, a secretary at his office, was being dismissed after Arai recently told Japanese media he did not like seeing LGBTQ people. Arai had retracted his comments and apologized on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Kishida said the remarks run counter to the administration\u2019s position on promoting diversity. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking strong action is inevitable,\u201d Kishida said without providing further details, meaning Arai may leave voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>Arai&#8217;s remarks prompted an outburst of protest and were the latest in a string of gaffes by Japanese officials that have landed them in trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Saving face is important in conformist Japan, where prejudice against LGBTQ people, racial groups, women and other nationalities persist.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is the only Group of Seven country that does not recognize same-sex marriage, but the movement toward recognition has been growing. <\/p>\n<p>Kishida\u2019s administration has been hit by several scandals recently, and its popularity is shaky.<\/p>\n<p>Various Japanese officials have resigned over the years over comments they made. <\/p>\n<p>A justice minister stepped down last year after joking about capital punishment. <\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Yoshiro Mori resigned as head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after saying women talked too much. Mori had been gaffe-prone when he earlier served as prime minister, about 20 years ago. <\/p>\n<p>A minister in charge of cybersecurity who acknowledged he had hardly ever used a computer resigned in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/yurikageyama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails A senior aide to Japan\u2019s prime minister is being dismissed after making discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people. 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