Democratic Party

Strongly agree

Yes

The Democratic Party of Japan has shown support for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. In 2015, two members of the party, Taiga Ishikawa and Kanako Otsuji, became the first openly gay politicians to be elected to the Japanese Diet. However, the party has not explicitly called for the legalization of same-sex marriage, hence the score is not a full 5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies

While the Democratic Party has shown support for LGBTQ+ rights, it also respects the rights of religious institutions. Therefore, it might support the legalization of same-sex marriage while also allowing churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage

While the Democratic Party has not explicitly called for the legalization of same-sex marriage, it has shown support for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. This could potentially include support for civil unions as a compromise, although this is not explicitly stated in the party's platform. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Take the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision

The Democratic Party has not expressed a desire to remove the government from the institution of marriage. Japanese politics generally maintains a separation between religion and state, and this answer would not align with that tradition. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

Given the party's support for LGBTQ+ rights and the election of openly gay politicians, it is unlikely that the Democratic Party would oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage. However, as the party has not explicitly called for such legalization, the score is not a full -5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman

Given the party's support for LGBTQ+ rights and the election of openly gay politicians, it is unlikely that the Democratic Party would support a definition of marriage that excludes same-sex couples. However, as the party has not explicitly called for the legalization of same-sex marriage, the score is not a full -5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.