July 8, 2025
Tokyo – On the first Sunday of the campaign period for House elections, the ruling and opposition leaders delivered speeches everywhere in Japan, attracting voters and making suggestions to address high prices and other issues.
“We will raise wages and strengthen the Japanese economy. The economy is definitely improving,” said Shigeru Ishiba, president of Yokohama’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
He criticized the opposition party who proposed a reduction in excise tax and asked: “Where will they find financial resources? [for social security]? Can you define this behavior as irresponsible? “He also expressed concern about the party’s election campaign: “There are serious headwinds. ”
In his speech, Tetsuo Saito, partner of the Free Advisory Alliance, delivered the fiscal year 2025 budget with Prime Minister Yokohama to highlight the party’s ability to implement policies. “When we say we can do something, we do it,” he said.
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Japanese Constitutional Democratic Party, talked about the importance of tax cuts in the consumption in Chiada ward in Tokyo.
“Japan has the highest inflation rate in developed countries. The crisis is on your table. We will temporarily reduce the consumption tax rate for food from 8% to 0%.”
“The burden of social insurance premiums is too great. This burden will continue to increase,” Yoshimura, head of the Japanese Innovation Party, said in a speech in Kyoto, and promised to reduce insurance premiums through social security reforms.
Tomoko Tamura, head of the Communist Party of Japan, said in Yokohama. “I want to open the way to reduce the consumption tax by any means through the joint efforts of the opposition party.”
In Sinagawa Ward, Tokyo, Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of the Democratic people, called for tax cuts.
“We will support working-age populations. I want to restore a society with increased salary and pensions,” he said.
“We want to increase the money we can spend. We want to abolish the excise tax,” said Reiwa Shinsengumi leader of Taro Yamamoto, Setama City.
“We first call on the ‘Japanese’. We want to protect the livelihoods of our people.
Party leaders also fought a verbal war on NHK and Fuji TV shows Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations.
“We don’t make easy compromises, so it takes time,” Ishiba said.
A letter from U.S. President Donald Trump may notify Japan of tariff rates, but the prime minister insists: “We are ready for any possibility.”
Noda said Ryosei Akazawa, the Secretary of Economic Revitalization, who is responsible for negotiations with the U.S. tariffs, was “abnormal” and urged leaders to negotiate.
TV appeared in the Social Democratic leader Mizuho Fukushima and Japan’s Conservative Party leader Naoki Hyakuta.
The election will be held on July 20.
