Fumitake Fujita, 44, co-chairman of the Japan Restoration Association, and Motohisa Furukawa, 59, acting representative of the Democratic Party of Japan, appeared on Fuji Television’s “Sunday News THE PRIME” on May 5, and revealed the “anger” of the New Komeito Party. The topic was the election of Sanae Takaichi, 64, as president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan . On the afternoon of April 4, Sanae Takaichi visited the Komeito Party and met with Representative Tetsuo Saito (73) and other senior officials. The Komeito side expressed concern about “politics and money,” “visiting Yasukuni Shrine,” and “coexistence with foreigners. They also expressed their reservations about the Restoration Party’s “sub-capital plan” with a view to expanding the coalition, saying, “We have serious doubts about this plan. Regarding the reaction of Komeito, Fujita prefaced his remarks by saying, “From what I can hear,” and then added, “The LDP presidential election was quite lively with talk of ‘expanding the coalition,’ and I heard that they were quite angry because no one said what they were going to do with Komeito. I heard that they were quite angry because no one said what they were going to do with Komeito,” he said. He revealed that Komeito was upset that he was treated as a “mosquito” in the discussion of the presidential election. He also mentioned that Komeito was also trying to rein in the Restoration Party, saying, “Since you mentioned the Restoration Party’s concept of a metropolitan government (sub-capital concept), we felt that you wanted to nail them at some point in the most effective way. He also said that he was restraining the Restoration Association, saying, “We would like to discuss the issue intelligently and calmly. Regarding the dissolution of the coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito, he said, “I think it is impossible. I think it is an electoral situation, that we cannot easily leave each other,” he analyzed. On the other hand, Furukawa pointed out that Tetsuo Saito, the leader of the New Komeito Party, “I think the LDP should not underestimate the extent to which the mild-mannered Mr. Saito is willing to go so far. Mr. Fujita also expressed his understanding of Komeito’s anger, saying, “I think it’s good that there is a sense of tension. (Yorozu-News editorial department)
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