Key Facts
• July 20, 2025: Upper House election voting day in Nagasaki constituency.
• Six candidates: 1 incumbent, 5 newcomers from various parties.
• Main issue: Inflation countermeasures, including tax cuts and cash benefits.
• Communist candidate Ryosuke Tsutsui (31): Proposes reducing consumption tax to 5%.
• Liberal Democratic incumbent Yuichiro Koga (57): Advocates ¥20,000 cash benefits (¥40,000 for children/low-income).
• Sanseitō candidate Ryuta Kuroishi (33): Supports tax cuts and revising social insurance premiums.
• Nippon Seishinkai candidate Kikuo Takaya (63): Calls for eliminating consumption tax entirely.
• Democratic Party for the People candidate Hiroshi Fukahori (59): Suggests raising income tax deductions to ¥1.78 million.
• NHK Party candidate Kotaro Kamiya (49): Aims to reduce consumption tax to 5% and oppose all tax increases.
• Funding sources debated: tax revenue surplus, deficit bonds, or taxing corporations/wealthy individuals.
Summary
The upcoming July 20, 2025, Upper House election in Nagasaki focuses on inflation countermeasures, with six candidates presenting diverse economic strategies. Proposals range from reducing or eliminating consumption tax to providing cash benefits and revising social insurance premiums. Funding these measures remains a contentious issue, with options including surplus tax revenue, deficit bonds, or increased taxation on corporations and wealthy individuals. Voters are urged to evaluate both the proposed solutions and their financial feasibility.
