円安、物価高と貧困増加、政府の無策　The weak yen, rising prices, and growing poverty caused by the government’s inadequate response

メディアの政治関係のニュースで、国民がここ30年も困っている円安と物価高に対する政府の積極的、抜本的な取り組みはほとんど見聞きしません。

現高市政権が取り組み、報道されているのは、あたかも勇ましい法律制定と税金の無駄使いに関することばかり。そして、高市首相の自身の経歴詐称や首相秘書の選挙時の対抗馬の誹謗中傷動画作成ばかり。

昨日7月１日の記録的な円安、最近の貧困の若者数の大幅増加など、現高市政権を是認できる要素はありません。

首相の英語力も揶揄されていますが、ユーチューブ動画を一本見ました。目の動きから明らかに原稿を読んでいるばかりで、自身が深く理解して自分の言葉にして発しているようには見えませんでした。

周囲の英語力の高い大臣や議員がこれら、経歴詐称や英語力に気づかないことも非常に不自然です。彼らは高市の自滅を待つ方が得策と考えているのでしょう。

高市は「モリ・カケ・サクラ」の安部元首相と「漢字の読み間違い」の麻生元首相が後押しした人物で、元首相やトランプにすり寄る気持ち悪い言動を見聞きすると、現状は納得できます。

In political news coverage, I rarely see or hear about any proactive or fundamental measures the government is taking to address the weak yen and rising prices—issues that have plagued the public for the past 30 years.

All that the current Takaichi administration is reported to be tackling seems to revolve around the enactment of seemingly bold legislation and the wasteful spending of tax money. Furthermore, the focus is solely on Prime Minister Takaichi’s own falsification of her resume and her chief secretary’s creation of a defamatory video targeting the opponents during the election.

There is nothing—from yesterday’s record-low yen exchange rate on July 1 to the recent sharp increase in the number of young people living in poverty—that justifies endorsing the current Takaichi administration.

The Prime Minister’s English proficiency has also been the subject of ridicule, and I watched one of her YouTube videos. It was clear from her eye movements that she was simply reading from a script; she did not appear to deeply understand the material or be expressing it in her own words.

It’s also highly unnatural that the ministers and lawmakers around her—who were educated in USA and are highly proficient in English—would fail to notice these issues regarding her falsified resume and English proficiency.

They probably think it’s wiser to wait for Takaichi to bring about her own downfall.

Takaichi is a figure backed by former Prime Minister Abe—known for the “Mori, Kake, and Sakura” scandals—and former Prime Minister Aso—known for his “misreading of kanji.” When I see and hear her distasteful remarks and behavior as she tries to curry favor with former prime ministers and Trump, I can understand why things are the way they are.