FOCUS: LDP resistance imperils passage of Japan LGBT law before G-7

Prospects that legislation addressing LGBT issues will be introduced before the Group of Seven summit is held in Japan later this month have dimmed due to division within the nation's ruling party.After his former close aide made discriminatory remarks against sexual minorities earlier this year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been under mounting pressure to pass a law to protect Japan's LGBT community, with the Asian country lagging behind other G-7 members on the issue.With the G-7 summit set to get underway in Kishida's home constituency of Hiroshima in less than three weeks, his rulin…READ FULL ARTICLE