Despite her loss, Kanako Otsuji is upbeat that her candidacy will give rise to a new movement dedicated to gay rights advocacy in Japan. She speaks to Fridae's Tokyo correspondent Kimberly Hughes in an exclusive interview.
Not only is the 33-year-old Osaka's youngest ever MP; come July, she will also be the country's first openly gay politician to run for for a seat in the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Diet of Japan.
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