A conservative ally of Japanese PM Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan's constitution to allow same-sex marriage. - NBCOUT
The constitution, never amended since it was adopted after Japan's defeat in World War II, says:"Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis".
Former Education Minister Hakubun Shimomura last month floated the idea of adding same-sex marriage to a list of other potential constitutional changes.
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