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Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination

FILE - Yuichi Kamiya, Executive Director of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, speaks during a press conference, Feb. 7, 2023, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite his recent apology and meeting with LGBTQ people. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

FILE - People march with rainbow-colored and heart-shaped posters and a banner during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) community in Tokyo's Shibuya district, May 7, 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite his recent apology and meeting with LGBTQ people. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a lower house budget committee meeting in Tokyo, Feb. 28, 2023. Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite his recent apology and meeting with LGBTQ people. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination