“I’m abandoning the term ‘work-life balance'”… Full text of Sanae Takaichi’s speech after being elected as the new LDP president


Sanae Takaichi's speech to LDP members who elected her.

EDIT: She's talking to the LDP members and not the public. She's saying LDP members needs to unite and work together to create policies to revitalize Japan's economy. In the end, she's telling LDP members that she's willing to listen to others.

Together with so many of you, we have marked the beginning of a new era for the LDP. I sincerely thank you all. First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to President Ishiba, who has worked so hard, carefully and meticulously dealing with opposition parties, despite the extremely difficult circumstances of being a minority ruling party in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. He also strongly advocated for the establishment of the Disaster Prevention Agency and paved the way for regional revitalization, as he advocated strongly during last year's presidential election.

At this moment, rather than feeling happy, I feel the hardship that is to come. There are overwhelming amount of work that we must do together. That is what I believe. The are many policies that needs to be quickly implemented. Together, we will make the LDP a more spirited, positive, and energetic party. Efforts are also required to make LDP a party that can turn people's anxieties into hope.

As I have said earlier, I will keep my promises. We can only rebuild by reuniting every generation and with everybody's participation. Because there are only a few of us, I ask everybody to work; Work like a horse. I myself will cast aside the idea of "work-life balance". I'll work, work, work, work, and work.

To rebuild Japan and LDP, I sincerely ask that you'll each work tirelessly in area of your expertise. I'll , also, work with humility so please provide me your guidance. Thank you very much.

by MagazineKey4532