I am very much worried about the result of the coming general election.
LDP is using lousy magic again and seemingly Japanese mass media is supporting what Mr. Koizumi says without doubt. If LDP wins without specific discussion of policies, Mr. Koizumi will surely insist that his policies are fully supported by Japanese people and promote tax increase and social welfare cuts. I am afraid that LDP will also revise the constitution and start draft soon.
I hope that young people who have suffrage will recognize the serious problems and vote independently for their sake since they are the ones who suffer from heavy tax and draft in the future. At the same time I hope that Japanese women will have the eyes to see the essence of the problems and vote with sincere consideration as I don't want them to suffer in the future.
We have to have compound eyes and study the policies of each party seriously before voting. Apparently Japanese people lost confidence and are longing for brave words of the politicians. But we need to know that brave words will never be realized. We, Japanese people, have to have confidence and independence to support each other and vote for the coming election accordingly.
Max Yamaguchi