The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plan to postpone formulating the sixth basic program for promoting gender equality, initially scheduled to be compiled by the end of the year, sources said Tuesday.
The delay comes as concerns were raised over a plan to give legal validity to the use of birth names for married couples, as advocated by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, which was hastily added to the draft of a report serving as the basis for the basic program.
Discussions on the matter, including the possible revision of the controversial section of the report, will continue into next year, according to multiple government and LDP sources.
AloJapan.com