Ex-Japan defense chief Kishi to quit soon; by-election eyed in April

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to field the 63-year-old's eldest son Nobuchiyo in the Yamaguchi No. 2 constituency of the lower house of parliament, while soliciting candidates for the No. 4 district that has become vacant since the former prime minister's assassination last July

All in the Family!

Hope Nobuchiyo can quickly get to work to, as his boss says ," defend the rule of law and democratic institutions and strongly oppose any effort to change the status quo".

Liberal Democratic Party is expected to field the 63-year-old's eldest son Nobuchiyo in the Yamaguchi No. 2 constituency of the lower house of parliament,

nothing gets you better politicians than Nepotism. 63 come on he was so capable so smart he obviously had no retirement plan.

The 38-year-old has secured backing from Abe's widow Akie and local supporters of the former prime minister.

Don’t recall Akie ever being in an elected position, so her input is on par with a plumber’s wife’s advice about plumbing.

Former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi is their grandfather.. Not really as he was adopted as an adult into the family.

And we all wonder why Japan keeps stagnating.

when WAR is coming people run away. good move! Japanese want peace, not Kishida WAR.

Here again we see the perpetuation of US proxy yes men in Kishi Nobuo's son, all started when the US released Kishi Nobusuke from Sugamo prison in 1948 who with US support became prime minister despite the fact that he signed the declaration of war against the US in 1941 and implemented the slave labor policies in Manchuria which led to the deaths and misery of countless individuals.

Just out of interest, what exactly do these people (men) stand for? Are they social reformer advocates? Or are they focused on a war footing? A bit of clarity on their vision of a future Japan would help. Do they want to continue the current status quo? People as ( not me, I’m a dirty foreign resident) voters should know? Rather than a patriarchal system imposing their choice on the population. So what are their goals?

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to field the 63-year-old's eldest son Nobuchiyo 

And....

Shinji Yoshida, a city assemblyman in Shimonoseki, has already announced his bid for Abe's former seat. The 38-year-old has secured backing from Abe's widow Akie

Tell me Japan is not a feudal state.

All in the Family!

No doubt nepotism lives in politics and not just in Japan. Many nations seem to have children following in the path of fathers and mothers in politics, be it in India, Pakistan, America, Australia, Philippines and many, many more. England has the house of Lords where children inherit titles from parents to sit in that house.

At the end of the day, if the people are happy to vote for them (except the house of Lords) then why should they not carry on? The pay and conditions are great in most nations and when finished with politics they often get lucrative positions in the commercial world. Like a doctors children following in his/her profession, it seems to be what they know at home and are comfortable with when they grow up.

Peter14Jan. 17  01:24 pm JST

England has the house of Lords where children inherit titles from parents to sit in that house.

The House of Lords had its powers severely curtailed in 1911 and most of the hereditary peers lost their seats in 1999. There's ongoing talk of it being radically reformed or abolished.