自民じみん総裁そうさい選せん 投開票とうかいひょうまで1週間いっしゅうかん 各かく候補こうほ 党員とういん票ひょう獲得かくとくへ働はたらきかけ強化きょうか

The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election is now one week away from voting and ballot counting on the 4th of next month.

The five candidates plan to step up their efforts this weekend by appealing for support in order to win party member votes.

On the night of the 26th, a speech meeting was held in Nagoya City, where debates were held over responses to the Trump administrations tariff measures and the revitalization of the regional economy.

Former Minister for Economic Security Kobayashi said, The government will firmly support small and medium-sized enterprises so that they are not affected by U.S. tariff policies.

If rural areas become more prosperous, young people will be able to find jobs and get married in their hometowns, and raise their children with peace of mind.

I want to create a Japan that is brimming with energy throughout the entire country, he said.

Former Secretary-General Motegi said, The Tokai region can play a leading role in correcting the overconcentration in Tokyo.

Accelerate the establishment of bases for growth industries in regional areas.

I want to correct the overconcentration in one area, enhance the growth potential of local regions, and also address wage disparities, he said.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi said, This region is so strong in manufacturing that you could even call it Japans factory.

In the negotiations between Japan and the US, the automobile tariff became 15%, which is higher than before.

We must strengthen our support for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as small business operators, who are facing difficult circumstances, he said.

Former Minister for Economic Security Takaichi said, We will protect the automobile industry and related industries at all costs.

It is a strong determination to never let the flame of research and development bases, where technological innovation is born, be extinguished.

He said, We will suspend the environmental performance tax imposed when purchasing automobiles for two years as a special measure, and support the automobile industry as a nation.

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi said, In order to quickly respond to the hardships of daily life, we will shift to an inflation-responsive economic management.

In rural areas, many people make their living through officially fixed prices such as in healthcare, nursing care, and education, so we will raise their take-home pay and improve their working conditions.

I will also make efforts to protect aging infrastructure such as water and sewage systems, he said.

The party leadership election is now one week away from the voting and ballot counting on the 4th of next month.

Regarding the party member vote, the party is asking that if voting by mail, ballots should be posted by the day before the deadline, which is the 1st of next month.

Each camp plans to step up efforts this weekend to rally support and win party member votes.