Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday gave a special adviser a new role of facilitating understanding of the LGBT community following discriminatory remarks made against sexual minorities by an executive secretary.
The prime minister gave the new responsibility to Masako Mori, who is also in charge of women's empowerment.
Also on Friday, Kishida met with officials from organizations that support sexual minorities at the Prime Minister's Office. During the meeting, he apologized for remarks made by Masayoshi Arai, who said he "would hate it if [a same-sex couple] lived next to me."
