Japan's Lower House Approves LGBT Understanding Bill.

Japan's lower house has passed a bill aimed at promoting understanding of sexual minorities, which includes a clause stating "All citizens can live with peace of mind." Critics have lambasted the bill for prioritizing the rights of the majority over sexual minorities. The bill is expected to clear the upper house and become law by the end of the current parliamentary session. Japan lags behind other G7 nations in terms of legal protections for sexual minorities, and pressure has been mounting both domestically and internationally for Tokyo to enact such legislation.