The House of Councilors election (ballot counting on July 10) celebrated its second weekend on the 2nd, and the leaders of each party gave a street speech in the heat of the heat. The Liberal Democratic Party’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (party president) has traveled to one-person districts and multiple districts, respectively, while Kenta Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, has tried to put in the current position of the citizens in the one-person district. The other leaders held election campaigns centered on multiple wards and large cities with large votes.
The prime minister toured the Fukui and Shiga constituencies in the one-person district, and also gave street speeches in the Kyoto and Osaka constituencies in multiple districts. The Prime Minister has just returned on June 30 following visiting European countries to attend the G7 Summit and other events during his elections. He emphasized his achievements regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying, “We must work closely with the international community. We have confirmed this determination.”
On the other hand, Mr. Izumi entered the Nagano constituency where the incumbent of the Constitutional Democratic Party runs in the one-person district, gave a street speech, and appealed for support with a policy of “living perspective” conscious of high prices. He told reporters in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture that “energy tightness and power saving are becoming a problem,” and showed his willingness to pursue the government.
Komeito representative Natsuo Yamaguchi entered Hyogo prefecture and appealed for support. Representative Ichiro Matsui of the Nippon Ishin no Kai, Kazuo Shii, chairman of the Communist Party, Yuichiro Tamaki, representative of the National Democratic Party, Taro Yamamoto, representative of the Reiwa Shinsengumi, Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party, Takashi Tachibana, leader of the NHK Party, etc. I gave a street speech in the ward.