Japan's Liberal Democratic Party 'Successive Politicians' 28.4% of General Election Nominees

The Sankei Shimbun and Kyodo News reported that 28.4% of the candidates who ran for the nomination of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan's House of Representatives elections on the 27th are "Successive Politicians."

Of the total 1,344 candidates who completed registration as candidates for the House of Representatives elections, 136 or 10.1 percent, were hereditary politicians, according to reports.

In particular, 97 out of 342 candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party were hereditary politicians, accounting for 28.4% of the LDP's candidates.

The Liberal Democratic Party is calling for political reform and party reform in the wake of the "private money scandal" of factions within the party, but the form of hereditary succession pointed out as targets for reform has far exceeded that of other parties.

In Japan, hereditary politicians are considered advantageous for holding elections because they inherit local organizations, funds, and reputation from relatives.

Although criticism has been raised that politics does not contain various voices when there are more hereditary politicians, politics tends to be viewed as a job in Japan, so there are many cases where generations continue.