Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday remained cautious about legally recognizing same-sex marriage and allowing married couples to take separate surnames, as opposition lawmakers grilled him on issues ranging from the economy to gender equality at the start of an extraordinary parliamentary session.Same-sex marriage is a matter "that largely depends on individual views of what constitutes family," Kishida said, responding to a lawmaker of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who urged the swift legalization of such a system.Many members of the ruling Libe…READ FULL ARTICLE
