Expectations for the new president Fumio Kishida, who was “non-existent” at Kaisei High School

“So you won the presidential election…thank God.

Fumio Kishida has been elected as the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Kishida said, “I want to play baseball with everyone. An alumnus who knew Mr. Kishida when he was in high school said, “I’m glad to hear that.

“Kishida’s shadow was faint. He is said to have been a member of the baseball team at Kaisei High School, but he was a student from what was then called “Class 5. In the same “Class 5,” there was an associate of a big politician. He was really naughty and stood out. It seems that Kishida-kun was close to him, but I don’t have much impression of him.

Mr. Kishida’s only “frustrating experience” was that he failed at Tokyo University three times.

The only “setback” he experienced was failing Tokyo University three times. At that time, Kaisei didn’t have as many students going on to Tokyo University as it does now, but there were ‘very capable students’. It didn’t matter if they had good grades in their studies, but if they read a lot of books and had a lot of knowledge, or if they were active in sports events, or if they were good at something even in the world of hobbies, they would be noticed. Even in the world of hobbies, if you are good at something, you will be noticed. Even if you are not studying, you will become a leader in some field.

However, Kishida was not that type of person, so I was surprised when I found out that he had become a politician. Even among my classmates, it was like, “Do you remember Kishida? (laughs).

He was one of the first to come forward in the race for the presidency, and confronted Toshihiro Nikai, the party’s heavyweight secretary general, with the idea of retiring. He also made positive statements at first about clarifying the “suspicions” of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He also appealed for “politics that is warm to the weak” with the “Voice of the People” notebook in his hand.

After winning the election for the presidency, the people are paying attention to the “next” candidate.

In his first speech after his election, he stressed his gratitude to all party members and spoke of the “victory of the Liberal Democratic Party in the upcoming House of Representatives and House of Councillors elections. Another alumnus of the school said.

“I am happy that someone from my school will become the prime minister. But of course, I don’t want him to work for Kaisei alumni. I don’t want him to work for the Liberal Democratic Party. (laughs) I don’t want to work for the Liberal Democratic Party. I sincerely hope that you will aim for politics for the people, not just for the Liberal Democratic Party.

I hope that the voices of the alumni, the true “voice of the people,” will reach the ears of the new President Kishida.