Hideo Higashikunihara, 68, former governor of Miyazaki Prefecture and a member of the House of Representatives, appeared on TV Asahi’s “Beat Takeshi’s TV Tackle” (Sunday noon) on the 26th. He expressed his concerns about the coalition agreement between the LDP and the Japan Restoration Association. In the coalition agreement signed by the two parties, the LDP and the Japan Restoration Association ( JRA ) included the following statement: “We will study the possibility of legislating a consumption tax exemption for food and beverages for two years only,” as a measure related to the economy and finance. The agreement also includes the phrase “We will consider the legislation of food and beverage products with a view to not subjecting them to consumption tax for two years only. Mr. Higashikokuhara stated clearly, “This means that nothing will be done. If we only consider it, it will be a consideration. When asked if he meant that he would not do it again as a political term, he said firmly, “It almost means that we will not do it.