Japan's ruling party vows to promote debate on bill for LGBT people

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will accelerate discussion on a bill that would promote understanding of sexual minorities, a senior lawmaker said Sunday, amid growing criticism of the government's conventional stance on LGBT people.Koichi Hagiuda, the policy chief of the LDP, said in a TV program that he will make efforts to "forge a consensus" on the matter within the party, around three months before Japan hosts the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May.Japan remains the only G-7 country not to legally recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions, as many members of the conser…READ FULL ARTICLE