I feel good to learn that Mr. Kamei has
broken away from Shintaro Ishihara. The
mass media in Japan have played up only completely crazy men such as Ishihara
and Hashimoto and I wonder if they have a sense of shame. Ishihara should feel ashamed of himself if he
is a normal person. Sadly, it is only
abnormal and irresponsible people like Ishihara that are successful in life.
Masatoshi Takeshita
English translation of a Japanese article: “Hibi Tantan” Document Blog (Source: Nikkan Gendai) – October 27, 2012 –
Old Ally Shizuka Kamei Gets Furious: “Shintaro Ishihara
Is Wrong”
Organization of a new party just for parental egoism
Tokyo governor Ishihara
has suddenly abandoned his job even during his term of office. In a regular interview on 26th,
he was too self-centered to care about criticism against him. He spent much of time talking about topics
related to a new party and unilaterally stopped interview in twenty minutes,
saying “I have an appointment.” He went
to a screening of a movie. Although
still incumbent governor of Tokyo, he has no sense of responsibility. He is really an
irresponsible old man.
What fiddle-faddle it is
that such a man is going to form a new party! He was given the brushoff even by Shizuka
Kamei, former representative of the People’s New Party, who must have been his “old
ally.”
“Probably, deep in his heart, Mr. Ishihara
actually has no confidence. He visited
Kamei to say “Help me.” But Kamei flatly
refused his request.” (Politically
informed source)
On the night of the day
when he declared to form a new party, Ishihara visited Kamei. Reportedly, Kamei talked to him in this way.
“When I made a proposal to you that we work
together for the good of the people and for the good of the nation, you turned it
down. How dare you say that! What you are going to
do is not for the good of the people. It’s
self-interest. Politicians sacrifice
themselves for the people. You are
wrong. I won’t join you.”
What Kamei says is completely right. At first rate, Kamei and Hiranuma,
representative of the Sunrise Party of Japan suggested an idea of “Ishihara New
Party” and called on Ishihara to join them.
However, Ishihara showed them an indecisive attitude and expressed “complete
revocation” in April this year.
“The root cause is his ambition to make his
eldest son Nobuteru a prime minister. On
the other hand, a plan to launch a new party includes
his intention to get his third son Hirotaka elected. Although he proudly says that he does for the
good of Japan, he has no political philosophy.
He plays cards right with parental egotism alone. (Above-mentioned source)
Being like that, he was given up on by
Kamei. Mr. Tetsuo Suzuki, a political
journalist, says:
“Mr. Kamei has kept
an idea of forming a “national salvation Cabinet” in his mind since the last
days of the Kan administration.
The idea led to formation of “Ishihara new party.” Mr. Kamei envisions political realignment and
has a strong belief that he should not have the LDP be back in power. He thinks that to this end he should reconcile
differences and form a coalition. This idea
is incompatible with the “conservatism purifying policy” Mr. Ishihara and Mr. Hiranuma
aim at. His policy is rather similar to “the
Olive Tree” (political coalition) Mr. Ozawa aims at. Mr. Kamei seems to
think that he will bring on the front lines of election private citizens, under
whom politicians get together to play a role as cornerstone of the third
influential party.
Kamei was right
about having broken away from selfish Ishihara.
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