On the 27th, former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba (Tottori 1st District, House of Representatives) spoke at a party meeting held in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture, saying, “I want to change this country starting from Tottori. I would be extremely happy if I could play a role in changing the country,” he said, appealing for support ahead of the party presidential election in September, for which he has decided to run. “We will build a new Japan from Tottori and Sanin,” Ishiba said at the meeting. I would like to devote the rest of my time as a member of parliament to this goal,” he said, adding, “I will work hard to gain the sympathy of every single person. I would appreciate your help in this matter,” he said, asking for support. Regarding officially announcing his candidacy, he said, “If I were to make an announcement, I would do so in Tottori.” After the speech, Ishihara told reporters, “It doesn’t matter who runs (in the presidential election) or not,” emphasizing that his intention to run himself remains unchanged even if Prime Minister Kishida Fumio seeks re-election. (Kouhei Morioka) The Asahi Shimbun Company.
>>1 I wonder what local consciousness is like at the national level, not to mention prefectural gubernatorial elections? It might have worked in the Showa era, but I want a spirit like “Let’s go to the top of the world!”
If you want to become prime minister, you have to get the votes of the central government (Diet members). You have to realize that you can’t rule the country with just the votes of local party members. Same goes for Taro Kono.
I’m from Tottori city, but that’s not true… I wonder if Ishiba-san has contributed anything to Tottori city… I don’t really remember it. There’s no bullet train, no highways, no business attraction, nothing. On the contrary, Tottori city’s largest company, Tottori Sanyo, no longer exists.
The prefectural capital of Tottori is Tottori City, but he gave a lecture in Yonago City… Well, next to Yonago are big cities in Shimane like Matsue and Izumo The prefectural capital, Tottori City, is on the far right side of Sanin and doesn’t have much presence…
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