The election of the house of representatives of Japan's parliament is scheduled to vote on the 31st of this month. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised to present a "reborn" Liberal Democratic Party to the people. However, although there are many new faces in this election, their names are familiar. They come from Japanese political families and seek to continue the "political dynasty". [son wants to inherit his father's business] Kyodo News Agency reported on the 27th that Yamaguchi, 38, launched his election campaign in Saitama County near the capital Tokyo the day before yesterday. His father Taiming Yamaguchi, 72, is a heavyweight of the Liberal Democratic Party and once served as chairman of the election countermeasures Committee. "I will follow my father's policy principles," Yamaguchi said in his campaign speech. "If the region does not develop, the country cannot develop." many qualified LDP senators stood on the platform for the newcomer, reminding local villagers not to forget Yamaguchi's "achievements" and calling for support for his son. Another senior congressman, former Chief Cabinet Secretary gongjiu yanzaki, 70, also does not intend to participate in the current house election, but let his son, a lawyer, run in Ehime county. Among other LDP "old people", 73 year old former chairman of the national assembly and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawasaki also chose to retire and let his son take over the mantle. It is a major feature of Japanese politics to cultivate hereditary parliamentarians who inherit their father's career and then produce a prime minister. "Hereditary politics" is not unique to Japan, but the proportion of "hereditary" members of Parliament in Japan is higher than that in other countries. Kyodo News Agency reported that there are 336 LDP candidates in the current house of Representatives election, of which 31%, or 104 families have political background. For example, their father or grandfather was a member of Parliament. In the largest opposition party, the constitutional democratic party, the proportion is 12.1%. [it's hard to change the old tradition] Uchiyama Rong, a professor of political science at the University of Tokyo, believes that the "hereditary" phenomenon in the Liberal Democratic Party is serious because young people from political families have three advantages and necessary conditions to win the election, namely "territory" (voter support basis), popularity and funds. Neishan said that a successful election requires both contacts and financial resources. Otherwise, even with knowledge and ideas, it is "less likely" to gain a foothold in politics. The LDP has been seeking to revise its rules and impose strict standards on candidates with political backgrounds. Last November, then party leader and Prime Minister Kan Yiwei said that the LDP should limit "hereditary politics". However, his successor Kishida formed a new cabinet on the 4th of this month, and many cabinet members still come from political families. For example, Junichi Suzuki, 68, succeeded Taro Aso as finance minister, and his father Suzuki was Prime Minister. Like most prime ministers in Japanese history, Kishida himself came from a political family. The constitutional democratic party did not explicitly deny "hereditary politics". Yukio Edano, head of the party, said in June this year that hereditary politics should not be simply regarded as a bad thing. The opposition party supports the son of former Minister of national strategy, economy, finance and consumer administration, Naoto Arai, running for house of representatives in Hokkaido. Japanese voters have different opinions on "hereditary politics". In Saitama Prefecture, a Liberal Democratic Party supporter praised a senior member of the party for retreating bravely and making way for his son. He thought that the future generations of members were more trustworthy than strangers. A 74 year old voter said: "Japanese politicians seem to regard national politics as a family business." (outlook new era)