Hekisuikai Explained

Hekisuikai
Leader:	Yukiko Kada
Leader1 Title:	Secretary general
Leader2 Title:	Councilors Leader
Leader3 Title:	Representatives Leader
Seats1 Title:	Councillors
Seats2 Title:	Representatives
Country:	Japan
Colorcode:	66FFFF

The is a parliamentary group in the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese National Diet.^[1] It was formed in late July 2019 briefly after the 25th regular election of members of the House of Councillors by two new members who had been elected as independents for the center-left opposition alliance in single-member constituencies (CDP, DPFP, JCP, Social Security Review Conference and Social Democratic Party):

• Yukiko Kada from Shiga, former governor, who narrowly (49%/47%)^[2] defeated LDP incumbent Takeshi Ninoyu,
• and Takako Nagae from Ehime, a former member of the House of Representatives from the Shikoku proportional constituency, who defeated LDP newcomer celebrity-turned-politician Rakusaburō by a solid margin (56%/42%) to succeed retiring Takumi Ihara (LDP).

The in the group name is supposed to represent the colours of the two campaigns, and the refers to the waters of Lake Biwa that is literally and symbolically central to Shiga, and the Seto Inland Sea that surrounds Ehime.^[3]

External links

• Kada's website (Japanese, green)
• Nagae's website (Japanese, blue)

References

1. House of Councillors: Parliamentary groups, Hekisuikai (Japanese), retrieved August 1, 2019.
2. http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000640535.pdf Results of the 25th regular election of members of the House of Councillors
3. [Yahoo! Japan]