To serve Japan - My bid for the presidency.

Day 523, 10:40 • Published in Japan Japan • by TheMakoto

The elections for Congress are over and we all know what will come next. Yes, I am of course speaking about the inevitable, the elections for the office of president.

Most of you will probably remember that I already campaigned for the presidency last month, but without success. I am determined however to try my luck again this time around and I believe that I offer a genuinely advantageous choice for the people of Japan, which is why I believe that another campaign from my part is justified.

Last month, I was supported only by one party - the Kageki Minshutou, the party which I lead as party president. This time around, however, a powerful coalition for change has assemble😛 the National Alliance Party, Orange Party, Imperial Sun Party, the Liberal Party of Japan and, of course, the Kageki Minshutou, have united under one banner this month to bring about a better future for Japan.

Now, looking at the mere numbers, some people would say that I don't have to campaign at all. I think however that this would be dishonest, disrespectful and simply not true, because regardless of how many parties may have endorsed you, it is still in the end up to the people, not party officials, to vote for the candidate who they believe will be best suited to lead the country. I hope to be able to convince many Japanese in the next days until election day to put their trust into me and thus, by extend, into my agenda of democracy, participation and national unity, which I have held up since I began my political career and which I continue to hold up with utter determination and conviction.

Despite that it would be foolish to disregard the massive amount of support I have received by party officials as well as regular Japanese citizens thus far. I would like to use this opportunity to thank everyone who has put their trust into me, my agenda and my ideals. I stressed the need for cooperation and unity, and here we see these ideals right there in action.

Projects like the Kokawa Jinja (which still is need of support by the way, check out this article!) have convinced me that there is something that sets Japan apart from other countries. Something which is greater than the strongest economy, the most impressive military or the largest citizenship: the friendship and altruism shared amongst the people. All in all, well over 150 Gold have been put into the Kokawa Jinja project - funded by citizens, not by the government. Japan as a community is strong, and it cares about integrating new players and voices. But we must push forward, we must strive for more.

This is why I am running for president in May 2009 - I invite you to follow me.