Ah. Ok, I see what's happening here. You are assuming that my responses imply I agree with Japan's stance. I do not. Without relying too heavily on flying any particular flag, I assure you this kind of stuff very much matters to the community I am part of.

Now, let me try to really clarify what I'm saying. Let's say, hypothetically, the WC was being held in Qatar, and Qatar's only stance on lgbtq matters was they didn't recognize same sex marriages. And let's assume the western world condemned them for it, called it outrageous behavior. Ran all of the stories we are currently seeing about it. Then today, news comes out that Japan has taken the same legal stance on not recognizing same sex marriages, but the western world withholds it's opinion on the matter.

If that were the case, I'd completely agree with your statement. My issue with your statement is that, to the best of my knowledge, no western country has ever considered the act of not recognizing or legalizing same sex marriage as outrageous. Should they is a different conversation. My personal feelings however, do not carry the weight of sovereign power statements on other countries behavior.

Your comment thread is full of anti western sentiment, and so be it. But to me, you seemed to be making more of a statement about your feelings on the west, rather than a statement on your feelings on Japan's findings. If I have read that incorrectly (and you're not just hiding behind the question you just asked) then l owe you an apology.