Votes were counted for the House of Representatives election on the 27th, and in the 8th Ward in Tokyo, Harumi Yoshida (52), a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party, defeated three newcomers and won a second term.
Harumi Yoshida smiles after being confirmed as a winner in Suginami Ward, Tokyo on the night of the 27th (Photo by Yu Kido)
At 8:00 pm, when NHK announced his victory, supporters in his office in Suginami Ward burst into loud applause, shouting, “That’s great.” Ten minutes later, Yoshida appeared on stage, exchanging high-fives with supporters and smiling, saying, “We did it!”
Yoshida bowed deeply and accepted the bouquet, saying, “Thank you all very much.” Speaking to his supporters, he said, “I feel a great time. This is the moment. decisive. I always believe that after elections the qualities of politicians are tested. politics, which is broken.
Although he was in his first term as a candidate in the party’s representative election in September, he attracted attention and received recognition. Satoko Kishimoto (50), the mayor of her hometown, Suginami Ward, came to support her energetic speech, and she led the campaign from start to finish.
Regarding the issue of slush funds by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, he suggested that donations to corporate organizations be banned and policy action funds that do not require proceeds be eliminated. Having grown up as a “grocer’s daughter,” she appealed to the “consumer’s perspective.” He emphasized that he would create “a politics where the people are the main actors,” citing economic stimulus measures such as a zero tax rate on food, free school lunches at primary and junior high schools across the country, and improved treatment . nursing care workers in the social security system.
Hiroko Kado (44), a former bureaucrat in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and a newcomer to the Liberal Democratic Party, ran to succeed Nobuaki Ishihara (67), a former official who was elected 10 times. (Yosuke Hamasaki, Akiko Hosokawa)
Harumi Yoshida high-fives supporters excited by the news, on the night of the 27th in Suginami Ward, Tokyo (Photo by Yu Kido)
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