The contemporary Japan struggles with the lack of innovations and with the shackles of traditionalism, but one of the few areas of social changes appears in the LGBTQ community. Quote: “For all the LDP’s backwardness [in politics], [public] attitudes have shifted drastically in recent years: today some 65% of Japanese approve of same-sex marriage, up from around 40% in 2015.”
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