参議院さんぎいん選挙せんきょ 党首とうしゅの演説えんぜつで多おおく使つかわれたことばは？ 徹底てってい分析ぶんせき

The 27th House of Councillors election was officially announced on the 3rd.

NHK analyzed the speeches of the leaders of each party on the day of the official announcement using a method called text mining.

The number of times words related to policies and election campaigns were used in the speech has been counted, and the words that were used more frequently are displayed in larger font.

We also visualized the structure of the speeches for each theme and analyzed what kind of messages were conveyed to the voters.

Liberal Democratic Party President Prime Minister Ishiba, who is also the President of the Liberal Democratic Party, gave a speech in Kobe City focusing on disasters and disaster prevention.

He mentioned the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that occurred 30 years ago and the fact that Japan is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, and appealed that efforts are being made to establish a Disaster Management Agency.

He also stated that, as a measure against rising prices, he wants to achieve wage increases that exceed the rise in prices.

Prime Minister Ishiba devoted nearly a quarter of his speech each to measures against rising prices and disaster prevention and recovery.

Representative Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party gave a speech in Miyazaki Prefecture, focusing on issues such as the rising price of rice and challenges in agriculture.

The epicenter of the rice scandal in the Reiwa era is not Miyazaki Prefecture, is it? he also mentioned the resignation of the former Minister of Agriculture.

He stated that he wants to increase the budget tenfold to boost the agricultural population, and also said that since cars are essential for daily life, he wants to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate.

In her speech, Representative Noda spent nearly half of her time talking about rice and agriculture, and devoted almost a quarter of her speech to measures against rising prices.

Japan Innovation Party Representative Yoshimura Representative Yoshimura of the Japan Innovation Party emphasized the achievements of fiscal reforms that have been promoted in Osaka so far, and repeatedly stated that reforms to lower social insurance premiums, which are a heavy burden on the younger generation, are necessary.

Furthermore, he stated that it is important to create an economic zone in Kansai called a secondary capital, so that regional areas can grow and lead Japan.

Representative Yoshimura spent nearly a quarter of his speech talking about social security.

Komeito Party leader Saito stated that wages and pensions have not kept up with rising prices, and called for measures such as income tax reductions and deductions for student loan repayments.

Furthermore, in order to enhance social security, he stated that cash benefits will also be provided mainly to those who do not benefit from income tax cuts, using the surplus tax revenue.

Representative Saito spent nearly 40% of his speech talking about measures against rising prices.

National Democratic Party leader Tamaki said, “Let’s make this summer a time to change Japanese politics.” He stated that he would increase take-home pay and declared, “Let’s bring prosperity to the working generation.”

He also called for measures such as raising the income tax deduction to eliminate disincentives to work and increasing investment as part of a growth strategy to revive a strong Japanese economy.

Representative Tamaki spent more than half of his speech talking about the economy and finance.

Chairman Tamura of the Communist Party repeatedly criticized the politics of the Liberal Democratic Party and called for large corporations and the wealthy to bear the financial burden as a source of revenue in order to reduce the consumption tax.

He also stated that he would prevent the collapse of the healthcare system caused by reductions in medical fees.

And he appealed that, with the power of citizens and opposition party cooperation, he wants to reduce the LDP and Komeito to a minority in the House of Councillors.

Chairman Tamura devoted nearly 20% of his speech to each of the following topics: measures against rising prices, foreign affairs and security, and social security.

Reiwa Shinsengumi leader Yamamoto pointed out, Japan has been in a recession for 30 years, then COVID-19 arrived, and before we could recover from the pandemic, prices started to rise. He insisted that the consumption tax should be abolished immediately.

He also criticized the current government, saying that the consumption tax is being used to make up for tax cuts for large corporations and that the government is not looking out for the people.

Representative Yamamoto spent nearly half of his speech talking about the economy and finance.

Sanseitō leader Kamiya stated, We want to protect the people with a people-centered approach, and repeatedly used the catchphrase Japanese First.

He also argued that it is necessary to create a social environment where women can feel secure about wanting to have children and actually giving birth, and appealed for providing an educational allowance of 100,000 yen per month for each child.

In his speech, Representative Kamiya talked about the economy and finance and foreigners for nearly 20% of the time each.

Leader of the Japan Conservative Party, Mr. Hyakuta Mr. Hyakuta, leader of the Japan Conservative Party, gave a speech focusing on Japanese labor and wages. He argued that the reason Japanese wages have not increased is because more and more foreign workers who work for low wages are being brought in.

He also states that Japanese people are the most hardworking in the world and love to work.

Furthermore, opposing the consumption tax, he insisted that the tax rate on food should first be set to zero.

Representative Hyakuta devoted nearly one-third of his speech to economy and finance, and spoke about foreigners for almost a quarter of the time.

Social Democratic Party Leader Fukushima During her speech, Social Democratic Party leader Fukushima repeatedly said, We will bring change without wavering.

He stated that while the defense budget is increasing, the budgets for education and agriculture are decreasing, and said that he would change how the money is spent.

And, I want to create a society where everyone can live with peace of mind.

He appealed to oppose war and eliminate all forms of discrimination.

In his speech, Party Leader Fukushima spent nearly 20% of the time talking about economy and finance and nearly 10% about rice and agriculture.

The leader of the Party Made by Everyone, Mr. Otsu, stated that the party aims to protect people in vulnerable positions, such as those who blow the whistle on wrongdoing in companies or government, and to create politics where their voices can be heard.

He also stated that, since political parties have repeatedly faced scandals involving corruption and slush funds, we should foster lawmakers with ordinary sensibilities who can speak out when they see something wrong.

In his speech, Party Leader Otsu spent nearly one-third of the time talking about politics and money.

The leader of the political group NHK Party, Tachibana, spent a lot of time criticizing NHKs license fee system and its reporting stance.

He also described himself as the Trump of Japan and asserted that if elected, he would negotiate with President Trump of the United States to protect Japans national interests.

Furthermore, it is said that they will support Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture.

Party leader Tachibana spent nearly 20% of his speech on each of criticism of NHK and issues surrounding the Hyogo prefectural government.

Representative Ishimaru of the political organization Path of Renewal stated that he would make education the top priority theme.

He argued that it is important to improve working conditions for school teachers, such as working hours and overtime pay, as well as to invest in things like installing air conditioning in classrooms.

He argued that as the population continues to decline, the country should raise the level of education to enhance the abilities of each citizen and improve productivity.

Representative Ishimaru spent most of his speech talking about declining birthrate and education.

Political group Team Mirai Yasuno, the leader of the political group Team Mirai, repeatedly stated that it is time to end politics plagued by money issues and politics that does not reflect the voices of the people, appealing that it is time for Japan to change.

He also advocated for creating systems that use technology to make the flow of political funds transparent and to deliver the voices of the people directly.

In his speech, Party Leader Yasuno spent nearly a quarter of the time talking about politics and money.

*In text mining, the names of ones own political party or political organization are excluded.