Is it a concert？ The election campaign of politicians from Japanese idols has caused confusion and caused controversy.

[Global Network Report] Comprehensive Japanese entertainment news media "Everything" and "Dali Sport" under Kobe News Agency reported on the 27th that Ikuina Akiko, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, will run for the Senate for the first time in the Senate election held in July. At the election campaign held on the 26th, the current Liberal Democratic Party senator Imakawa painted Lizi appeared. Both of them were members of famous Japanese idol groups, and their "same stage" attracted nearly 2,000 people. Some Japanese netizens saw this scene and expressed their dissatisfaction: "Do you think this is a concert? This is an election that determines our lives! Too angry! "

Ikuina Akiko (right) ran for the Senate for the first time. The current senator Imakawa painted Lizi to build momentum for her. The picture is from Japanese media.

According to "Everything" website, Ikuina Akiko, 54, was a member of the representative idol group "Cat Club" during the Showa period in Japan, and Imagawa Keiko, 38, was a member of the representative idol group "SPEED" during the Heisei period in Japan. Their "Same Stage" on 26th attracted nearly 2,000 people. The election campaign was held in a state of near chaos near Asakusa Leimen. "Nikkei Sports" described this campaign as a "performance on the same stage" between the two.

"Everything" quoted people from the Liberal Democratic Party as saying that they were surprised by such a good result. However, the Journal of Sports quoted relevant sources as saying that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took part in a street campaign in Ikuina Akiko on the 22nd, but the appearance of Imakawa Lizi on the 26th attracted more audiences, "undoubtedly the largest number of people in this election campaign".

"Nikkei Sports" said that there was a photo session on the 26th, and the atmosphere at the scene was like an idol activity. Some people who came to join in enthusiastically shouted "Always support you" and so on.

In stark contrast to the warm atmosphere of the campaign, there are many voices of disgust and dissatisfaction on Japanese social media. Some netizens said angrily: "Do you think this is a concert? This is an election that determines our lives! Too angry! "

Some netizens directly said: "I want to leave Japan. I really don’t know what people who vote for such people think. What can they do? Did Imagawa Hiroko do anything practical after being elected as a member of parliament? "

Some people criticized: "Isn’t it shameful for (the Liberal Democratic Party) to let former idols without policy ideas become candidates? To be clear, are you playing Japanese nationals as fools? "

Some netizens sarcastically said: "These two people basically chose ‘ when answering the policy questionnaire. Do not answer ’ Ex-idol, right? That’s great. ‘ Start thinking about (policy) after becoming a candidate ’ ‘ I will study (politics) ’ This is the line they have said or will say, great. "

Some Japanese netizens found that the results of the candidate-oriented questionnaire published on the special website of the Senate election of Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) showed that Ikuina Akiko basically chose the "no answer" option when answering questions such as "whether to support the reduction of consumption tax". According to the latest results displayed on the NHK website on 28th, Ikuina Akiko chose "no answer" for 21 of the 26 questions.

Japanese netizens posted screenshots of the NHK website, saying that among all the 26 questions, Ikuina Akiko chose "no answer" for 21 questions.