東京都知事選に石丸伸二さんが立候補されたのには驚きました。I was surprised to find his name in the list of candidates for Tokyo governor election. 広島県安芸高田市の市長をされていましたし、lshimaru Shinji, who worked as a mayor of Akitakata city in Hiroshima until recently without connections to Tokyo in particular. 東京には特に縁のない人だと思います。
自分の街の議会をSNSで発信し、He was in the spotlight since he posted his city assembly's discussion on social media many times in these couple of years. 注目を浴びたのはまだ最近のことです。やる気があり、実際に安芸高田を変えたかもしれません。He seems to be an enthusiast and may have changed Akitakata in some good ways. ただ自分の政策を宣伝するために、わざとドラマチックな言葉を使ったりするのはどうなのでしょうか？Yet he used dramatic words on purpose to show off his policies, which made me doubt his sincerity.
大分前になりますが、The situation reminds me of American elections long ago. オバマ大統領が選挙のスローガンにしていた" Yes, you can." を思い出します。Then the candidate for President Obama used the phrase " Yes, we can" in his election campaign. 彼は本気でアメリカを変えようとしていて、その意欲は本物だったと思います。He really wanted to change his country with a genuine passion. それでも、政界と経済界の既得権益の壁に阻まれて実行できなかったことが多かったようです。Unfortunately, however, he seems to have been unable to implement his policies in many cases hindered by vested interests in the government and business fields.
石丸さんは東京まで来て、Mr. Ishimaru might have come to Tokyo with a will to change the Capital and Japan. 首都と日本を変えようとしているのかもしれません。その意気は素晴らしいです。His passion is impressive. でも、議会には多くの古参議員がいて、恐らく地元の企業との癒着もありそうです。But there are veteran members in the assembly who may have cozy relationships with local companies. 経済規模が大きい分、With much larger scale of economy, 安芸高田市の運営とはレベルの違う難しさがあるはずです。governing Tokyo should be much harder than that of Akitakata.
そのような中でもし知事に当選したとしても、Even if he is elected as governor under these circumstances, would he be able to realize his intended policies? 自分の政策を実行できるのか、自分の意図を実現するためにはチームも必要ですし、He needs to have a team to make them happen, neither just be at odds with nor always accept opinions of other assembly members to negotiate with them. 対立するだけではなく、馴れ合いにもならず交渉する力が必要です。
まずは、First, he needs to articulate the reason why he came to Tokyo quitting his mayor job before the term ended, なぜ自分が任期途中で辞めてまで東京に来たのか、東京をどうしたいのか、what he would want to do as a new governor, and as a future leader of Japan. 将来の日本をどうしたいのかのビジョンを明確に語ってほしいです。We expect to hear his vision.