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If the only thing I can do for you right now,

is grant your request, then I will.

-My daughter. -Huh?

I tried many times, but just couldn't say it.

Leave.

The cabinet minister's daughter is homosexual, it's an embarrassment.

-Who is he? -My last marriage match.

He said that it would be fine to reject me himself.

It has been over a year since the enforcement of the Lottery Matchmaking Marriage bill,

and approximately 3000 new couples have been created.

However, 1%, that is 300 couples,

have already divorced, so it is uncertain whether the bill would be considered a success or a failure.

And also,

the number of people forced to enlist in the terror eradication corps

is unknown as the government has not made the information public.

And here, many doctors and registered nurses

have faced the alternative penalty

of being dispatched to remote areas in need of medical support.

Yes, yes, sent to the back of beyond just like I was.

Sensei, the examination this afternoon

is the elderly man from Fujita who broke his leg in a fishing accident,

Got it.

Suzukake san, you also refused three times before being flown here right?

How long have you been here for?

I arrived with my mother 7 months ago.

Your mother? Of course, she'd worry about you.

It was worrying to begin with, but I'm getting used to it now.

The people I've met here are going to teach me

how to grow vegetables in the field.

It's for 2 years hey? At least our penalty is working our favourite job

and not joining the terror eradication corps.

I feel glad too.

The people on this island are nice and my mother likes it here too.

On the other hand, the opposition movement against the bill is gaining traction,

thanks to the Lottery Matchmaking Marriage Bill suggestion box

where people are free to express their opinions on the bill.

It was created by a group who have frequently appeared on this program, known as ASBE

This organisation is encouraging heated debate among young people.

Yes, thank you.

It's impossible.

We're never going to be able to hold this opposition rally.

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Shinagawa

Minato

Nakano

Suginami

It is relentless. I thought we'd get further.

The general public are still cold-hearted.

Don't give up. We still have other possibilities.

Have you submitted the report to Minister Onodera?

-The deadline was today. -Yes, I'm putting them together now.

We've had a lot of good responses this month.

Is she consulting with you properly, the minister?

Yes, I believe so.

Thank you very much, excuse me.

-The venue has agreed.-Huh?

They've had an interest in our activities for some time.

-So they've made space, for our event. -Yes!

My speech?!

You wrote the original report

that triggered the creation of this organisation.

I can't do it. I can't talk in front of a crowd of people.

You know that Kitakaze kun doesn't want to come out right?

Yes.

I've already come out,

but it wasn't voluntary.

I was... outed.

Outed... you were exposed?

I confessed to my best friend in high school.

He then exposed me to our other friends.

I was betrayed by the person I thought was my closest friend.

It was so painful to be seen as a curiosity.

But, I found the theatre,

and through expressing myself there, I gradually healed my wounds.

That's why I think you should take the plunge and boldly express yourself.

I won't force you to.

I know it's troublesome, but I'm sorry.

Nana san, I've got news!

Next weeks guest,

is the leader of the ASBE group.

Do you want to come and watch?

ASBE...

Today's hot topic is the leader of the activist organisation ASBE,

Ken Hirose san, thanks for joining us today.

Thanks for coming.

No, I'm the one who should say thank you.

No, no, no.

But Hirose san, as the leader of ASBE,

you must have experienced difficulty from the lottery bill.

-Thank you very much. -Thank you.

How was it? Did I do a good enough job of explaining our activities?

It was really easy to understand.

And thanks for publicising our upcoming meeting.

Tacchan, it's her.

Of course, I suspected that the account was created by you.

I never had you down as an activist.

yes.

But I thought you would have been the leader.

I don't have the personality to be a leader.

Isn't that so, I understand.

I'm the one who proposed revising the lottery rules.

But you can't become the leader. I understand.

Well, that's right.

-I like Mitsuo Aida too. -Huh?

I had a lot of free time, so I read your blog.

That's embarrassing.

In Miyasaka san from ASBE's recent report,

there are many more cases of failure,

such as 'we were able to pretend to be a married couple'.

There are many cases like this in court.

There is also a growing pattern of couples who mutually decide

to neither marry nor refuse each other.

I see. As usual, please make arrangements to send it to the committee.

Okay.

Well, I can't speak for the committee,

but I've explained what a critical situation this is.

At least

you've earned a good reputation among the heads of office.

A good reputation among the heads of office, what does that even mean?

-I'll cook. -Huh?

It's fine, leave it to me.

Haven't you decided to marry yet Nana san?

It looked like you were on a date when I saw you that time.

A date?!

Yes, with that really cool guy.

Oh.

-That wasn't a date at all. -Huh?

It's too much to explain it all right now,

He's not a marriage match or a boyfriend I found by my own efforts.

-That's not true. -Unfortunately it is.

Huh? The heat's too low.

-You've become better at this. -It's because I've been cooking at home.

Ah, I also learnt how to make miso soup.

-Just like mum's used to taste, like you said. -Miso soup as well?

I make it with dried sardine stock.

Well, I'm not very good yet.

I'v been thinking lately,

in doing these activities, I don't really know what to say.

This law...

hasn't been completely bad for me.

Up until now, I've barely had any contact with women.

That's why I found it so difficult to begin with.

I was so nervous and I was just going round in circles.

But thanks to the lottery, I've been able to meet so many people.

I've been able to see so many different ways of living and thinking.

Things I would never have been able to consider before.

Eventually, it became natural for me to see

that all women are trying their best every day.

I no longer feel that intense nervousness

towards female colleagues.

They even sometimes ask me to show them how to do something at work.

You've changed.

Has anything changed with you Nana san?

Nothing in particular... but if pushed, I guess I'd say I'm playing the violin again.

Ah, things like that song you like, Air on a G String.

I know that one by heart.

It's amazing, isn't it? You've taken a step forward.

It's not really a big deal.

Is everything okay with your daughter?

I haven't been able to contact her since that last time.

I don't regret telling you today.

But...

it was a mistake to think that you might understand.

Until the moment that I can make changes to the law,

she won't forgive me.

That reminds me, that thing you wrote on your blog...

Cleanliness compulsion and distrust of others.

I live in fear of being beaten and told to assert myself.

You said your cleanliness compulsion had improved. What about your distrust?

I've had help from a friend, so, it's improved.

So what about your fear of being beaten and told to assert yourself?

That's still...

Is that why

you won't stand on the stage and assert yourself at the meeting?

That's why I think you should take the plunge and boldly express yourself.

I'll be behind the scenes.

That's a bit half-baked.

What kind of activist do you think you are? Hypocrite!

You're so convinced you can't be a leader.

An activist is a person with bravery and courage!

This pretense of being a hero, you're a fake hero!

For how long are you going to be afraid of it?

I agree with you. I might possibly be an imposter.

But... it's an illness, I have mental trauma.

Nana san, you simply can't understand!

I'm going.

Fine.,

Good bye.

Now is the time

What's with this lottery bill?!

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You're pregnant?!

Seriously?! You're seriously having that guy's child?!

Mum, I want to have this child.

Are you well? This is your monthly mail.

Since you don't reply, I worry whether you read them or not.

The other day I finally went to Thailand

and took custody of my daughter Panarat.

We're starting our new life, just the two of us.

My daughter is so cute, she feels really important to me.

But I still think of you just as much as I do my daughter.

I often wonder where you are now.

I want to know about you.

If these e-mails are a nuisance, please tell me.

If you prefer, I'll never contact you again.

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No, there's no way Masaka san could be Tacchan from the suggestion box.

He doesn't understand people.

Actually, it's often the quiet guys that do big things, what about Spiderman?

You've got a point.

We here

have been toyed with at the mercy of this law.

Not just the LGBT community,

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but also people who are sick, people who do not have Japanese citizenship.

People who are on welfare, people who are carers of elderly parents,

people who are posted overseas, and so on and so on.

Standby for the next guest.

Why don't you just depend on your inner self a little more?

Why?

Because I don't want you... to run away.

It's okay... you can do it.

Think of it as the fight for your life.

I'll give it a go.

Let me do it.

And now, we will hear from the person who wrote the report to the government.

and who launched this organisation. Put your hands together for Tatsuhiko Miyasaka.

Marriage is not a human obligation.

Without being married,

we are still able to work and to pay taxes.

This does not mean

abandoning hope on the declining birthrate and growing elderly society.

But, for this Lottery Matchmaking Marriage Bill created by this idiotic government,

I'm actually grateful.

Because it has brought to attention

all the sorrow and grief hidden within the world.

The government has enabled me to become aware of it.

It's given us the opportunity to think about life.

In a sense, the idiotic government

has been of some use.

But, don't you want to end it?

But us fools, we have learnt so much.

Together, we put our heads and hearts together to think about it.

It's important to expose yourself and to face people properly.

When we can do that, we can move on together.

That's what I came to understand.

Therefore, it's good to end this decisively.

To conclude, I will say it once more.

Marriage is not a human obligation!

We choose our own lives and we decide for ourself.

...the idiotic government has been of some use.

Idiotic government? Clever words.

It's currently trending as a keyword.

Is the prime minister paying attention to this?

I sent the video to the minister's secretary.

But, don't you want to end it?

But us fools, we have learnt so much.

Today, the young activist

who's trying to get the law revised,

asked 'don't you want to end it?'

Hearing those words today,

made me feel like I should resolve to sever my lingering feelings for you.

I'm sorry I didn't consider your circumstances.

I want you to feel relief because this will be my last e-mail.

The last?

From the bottom of my heart, I pray for your happiness.

Keep well. Ranbo.

What did you really want to say back then?

When?

When I said that it must be my fault

that my daughter's gay.

There was something wrong with the way I raised her.

I think that way of thinking in itself is a mistake.

-Huh? -Ah, well... never mind.

You stopped in the middle of something right? Please continue.

There's nothing wrong with your daughter's way of living.

I think she'd want

her own mother to recognise that.

Of course.

That just might be true.

Let's negotiate with the prime minister and try to repeal that law.

Okay.

Deliberations in parliament will soon commence for the abolition

of The Lottery Matchmaking Marriage bill which was first enacted in July 2017.

-It's nearly time isn't it? -Oh, yeah.

We have some information that we would like to share with the public.

Today, it has been decided, that the Lottery Matchmaking Marriage bill

will be repealed.

Hey Miyasaka, this is all thanks to you!

You were so cool!

-Thank you. -What an amazing achievement!

I'm saved! It got repealed before I turned 25!

-Japanese freedom of liberty, hooray! -Hooray!

Yes! Free love is the best!

Now that the law has been repealed,

I can go back to work right?

I didn't realise you liked the job so much.

Or perhaps it's just an excuse to get out of the house.

Ah, hey hey hey, are you hungry?

-Drink it all up -Thanks.

Hey Yoshimi, now that the law is gone,

you'll be freed from all this right?

-Yeah. -Do you want to come back with me to Hyogo?

Eh... the advert plan is going well,

the client's request has been fully covered.

It has a summery image of a fresh detox

that's even delicious to drink in winter.

It has the perfect summery image of being cool and refreshing

yet it's also delicious when drunk warm.

Ranbo Ginbayashi sama, it's Yoshimi.

It's been a while.

I am currently working as a nurse in a clinic in Inatomi.

-I became a mother. -Huh?

The baby's a beautiful boy.

His name is Ranji.

it's written as 'to rule the storm'.

-Ranbo san? -Sorry.

Thank you.

Huh?

Yoshimi,

will you marry me?

No, me and my daughter,

please make us a family of four with you and your son.

Yes.

Minister, in abolishing the Lottery Matchmaking Marriage bill,

do you recognise it as a failure?

No, by no means was it a failure.

The law was designed around the premise

that we wanted everyone to marry, to have a child

and to build a happy home.

Actually, many couples did get married

and the birth rate is rising.

I think there are many positive results.

On the other hand, I also learnt a lot thanks to this law.

Among them, the challenges faced by the LGBT community,

I truly believe that gaining an understanding of this issue is a task that should face all human beings on earth.

If it were not for this law, we would have not noticed

what these people are going through.

I am very grateful to all the young people

who have courageously 'come out'

and helped me to understand.

Please go ahead.

I'm Hikari, a freelance journalist.

Supposing your own child was LGBT,

what would you do Minister?

If that were the case,

as a mother, I feel that I would want to support my daughter

will all my heart.

Thank you very much.

I'm so glad Hikari san.

When we return to Hyogo you're going to go to Tokyo?

Yes.

I... really want to be with him.

Fine, if you want to go, then go.

-What about you mum? -I'll stay here.

-Here? -Compared to Hyogo, here is fine.

I've decided I can't live in the past.

I've still got some way to go,

I realised I can also find myself a new life.

Mum.

This isn't just about your life or about my life,

you have to cherish the life you have.

Thanks.

Hey, hey,

you can't cry like this, you're a mother now.

I also learnt how to make miso soup.

Just like mum's used to taste, like you said

Do you like it, Air on a G string?

It's a success.

You should be proud of this, it lives up to our family recipe.

Really?

That's all I can do for you.

Huh?

Leave this house and go make your own living.

It will give you a sense of gratitude for nature and your parents.

-You mean live independently? -I do.

Are you ready?

Yes... I'll try my best.

Though you should make sure to visit once in a while.

Because I'll be lonely.

Okay.

Next time I can teach you to make miso soup,

just like your mum's.

It's because of your drastic treatment.

It's important to expose yourself and to face people properly.

Yeah!

Well, Pana chan, here is another Christmas present for you.

It's a scarf, here.

It's lovely Panarat.

Where's your thank you?

Thank you mum.

I'm so surprised, I never thought you'd accept the invitation.

I had some free time and I wanted to congratulate you on you success with the resistance.

Thank you, I'm so happy.

So, have you gotten married yet?

No, I was continually rejected after you.

-Oh really. -That sort of thing is quite hurtful.

Few people know how good you really are.

-Huh? -Because, you're a good person.

I read in a magazine that is a woman tells a man he's a good person then she doesn't really care.

Don't listen to these stories.

You're 100 times better than the bad guys.

Thanks for waiting, here are your highballs.

-Let's toast to the abolition of the law, cheers. -Cheers.

So when we had to fill in the forms for the matchmaking,

what did you write as your desired condition?

The condition that was personal and couldn't be assessed.

Me?

Someone who can speak their true intentions

Someone who can speak their true intentions, really?

Why would I lie about it now?

So, what did you write?

Your measure of how you feel personally.

-That... is a secret. -Hey, that's not fair.

Someone who does what they want with true intentions

Didn't you get all fired up and give a speech in front of a huge crowd.

Thanks to your training.

You know, you and I seem relatively able to speak our true intentions to each other.

What's that, a confession?

Ah, no, I didn't mean it like that.

-It's not like that? -No, well... I wonder.

Well, I've come out as my natural self for you.

-It's great that we get along so well. -Don't misunderstand me,

When I start living by myself, I'm going to find a lovely partner.

-You're going to live independently? -Until I get married anyway.

Are you planning to get married already?

Hey, that's rude.

Marriage isn't a human obligation, isn't that right?

-But you also have the right to get married. -Of course.

I might want a wedding ceremony. I'll have 3 outfit changes.

A wedding dress would suit you.

How about an overseas wedding? Maybe in Hawaii.

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