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What do Japanese homophobes even thump as the basis of their hate, if they're not christian? Is there some foundational Buddhist or Shinto text I don't know about that says gay sex is gross?
Shintoism has no fewer than four gods of male-male love, so no. Buddhist monks in Japan were also openly gay, like, all the time, so that's not it, either. Confucianism bans gay marriage; I have no idea how relevant that is, here.
The Meiji era banned sodomy in 1872 in an effort to westernize. That would be my guess.
In this case they'd be copying Britain or Imperial Germany, but the sentiment stands.
The politicians worry that same sex marriage will result in an even lower birth rate, which seems ridiculous! It’s not like those people are currently making babies. And they might consider surrogacy or other options if they were able to marry. So same sex marriage could actually increase the population.