What Mitsunari Okamoto thinks about Japan
Japanese politician; a member of the House of Representatives (Tokyo proportional block, sixth term), Komeito until January 2026 and then the Centrist Reform Alliance, where he chairs policy research; a former Senior Vice Minister of Finance and a Goldman Sachs alumnus.
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Our readingJapan should legalise same-sex marriage.
Their words衆議院議員会館で開催の、「大切なあなた」へのお手紙展（主催：公益社団法人 Marriage For All Japan）を拝見しました。 同性カップルが互いに綴った手紙、親やきょうだいからの手紙。共に生きてきた時間の重みと、それを制度が支えられていない現実とが胸に迫りました。 「大切な人と家族になる」多くの人にとって当たり前のこの選択肢が、誰にでも開かれている社会をつくることは、政治の責任です。 私達は婚姻平等法による同性婚の法制化を公約に掲げています。実現へ向けて取り組んでいきます。