Abe same-sex marriage Unconsidered in the current constitution, extremely careful consideration is required January 23 20:03
Regarding gay marriage, Prime Minister Abe asked in a representative question of the lower house plenary session that the constitutional provisions did not assume that gay marriage would be approved, and it was a matter related to the fundamentals of the family. He acknowledged that very careful consideration was needed.
In this regard, Prime Minister Abe commented on gay marriage: "Article 24 of the Constitution states that marriage shall be concluded only based on agreement between the two genders. Is not envisioned. "
Prime Minister Abe said, "We consider the pros and cons of the same-sex marriage system to be fundamental to the state of the family in Japan and require extremely careful consideration."