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Originally Posted by Tri-ring
Yosano at the age of 70 is a grand son of a famous writer and poet Yosano Tekkan and Masako and sone of a diplomat.
He began his political career becoming a secretary for Nakasone after quiting his job.
He is an avid follower of raising the consumption taxes thinking it is the only way to obtain primary balance of the national budget.
My impression is that he also has somewhat of a grude in tax hikes since he lost an election at the time when introduction of the consumption tax was a hot debate for the then election and now it looks as if he wants to settle the scores.
To me he always seemed as a pushover following the footsteps of his mentor Nakasone, the greatest Yes-man politician of the decade.
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In america, any politician running on a platform of "double the sales tax" would be laughed out of the country.
Does such a position in Japan actually have any popular support?