Kishida tells 11 leadership hopefuls to remake LDP via election campaign

The LDP cannot be repaired because it is not broken. It was created or assembled from the corrupt layers of politics.

"The election will be an opportunity for us to show a reformed LDP," Kishida was quoted by a senior lawmaker as saying at a party meeting.

Showing something and then following through via one's actions have until now been two very different things for the LDP.

As an outsider looking in, I've noticed all the potential candidates are old, all except Takayuki Kobayashi. Old people always look back to the past never the here and now or the future. Just look at the election for President in the USA.

Tatemae: "We are going to show a reformed LDP"

Honne: "We're going to win anyway, so, y'know, do what thou wilt"

As an outsider looking in, I've noticed all the potential candidates are old, all except Takayuki Kobayashi. Old people always look back to the past never the here and now or the future. Just look at the election for President in the USA.

You also have to consider the voters. It's often said that in Japan the elderly are the one group who can be relied on to always vote, and they lean very conservative. Young whippersnappers may be scary and try and change things, so we will choose the oldest, most stable, least-likely-to-change-anything-ever candidate.

Kishida wants to remake Japan into a militarist state.

Reading between the lines ... 'Just make sure you don't get caught...'

Perfect example of Honne vs. Tatemae.

If they're going to remake the corrupt and incompetent LDP same as the Japanese Economy and Yen...

SapperJonToday  05:45 pm JST

As an outsider looking in, I've noticed all the potential candidates are old, all except Takayuki Kobayashi.

Koizumi is 6 years younger than Kobayashi.

His first priority is just LDP after all, no interest to rescue the lives of people or divided society.

@Aoi Azuuri Agree! LDP is like a parasite that sucks the life out of people to maintain its own survival!

Kishida tells 11 leadership hopefuls to remake LDP via election campaign

> Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday urged those considering running to replace him as Liberal Democratic Party president in the formally announced Sept. 27 election to show

> > that the scandal-hit ruling party has made efforts to refresh and reenergize.

HAH.......

Why doesn't he do it himself?

Kishida is such a waste of time.

He's trying to tell his successor to do something he couldn't do, himself?

Get lost already.

Kishida wants to remake Japan into a militarist state.

Abe already set the foundation.

Choice of Japanese people : Ishiba Shigeru

Choice of LDP factions : Koizumi Shinjiro(Backed by Koizumi and Abe factions)

Probably the last person you want any kind of advice from.

How typical, "urging" others to do what you couldn't do. Wait, didn't even attempt to do.

Hypocrite!

Why didn't Kishida remake the LDP? He was / still is the PM and party leader.