The following is from Ms. Kaori Arimoto’s serial column that marks the front page of yesterday’s monthly magazine issue, Hanada.　　　

From the Conservative Party of Japan to Prime Minister Kishida
When I ask myself what I was doing a year ago, I think back to the day I attended the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
More than two months had passed since that incident, and I still had no sense that Mr. Abe had passed away, but I felt a deep sense of loneliness and a feeling akin to impatience.
What will happen to Japan?
I wondered that every day.　
Six months ago, I was trying to find and evaluate the good points of the Kishida administration.
I knew that with Abe gone, I had no choice but to make a better choice.
I thought it would be better than Taro Kono becoming prime minister.　
But that was shallow thinking.
The Kishida administration and its giant electoral arm, the “LDP,” have spectacularly betrayed our faint hopes by passing the LGBT law and steering the country toward a massive expansion of immigration.　
Oh, so they are going that far.
If so, we have an idea, too, and have decided to start a new party with Mr. Naoki Hyakuta.
I am a fool myself.　
Last year, I passed the 60th birthday mark and was involved in a traffic accident, so I thought I would start working a little less and lead a more relaxed life.
My life plan has gone awry, and I am now unusually busy.　
At first, I would look for someone to help me with the procedures and paperwork for setting up a political organization.
However, I gave up halfway through.
Instead, I decided to stop relying on others and do everything myself.
I have been like that since I was young, and when I started something new, I prepared myself to do everything by myself, and I found my way by running hard.　
Good opportunities began to pour in as soon as I prepared myself and started working, cutting down on my sleep.
A person in charge at a megabank, a system specialist, people from the Election Commission and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and people who helped me find an office.
Things typically rejected as impossible by political organizations have mysteriously become possible one after another.
I was blessed with even more excellent opportunities, but I will not reveal them now.　
I started this project out of anger, but now I am even enjoying the work of preparing for the new party.
I’m just a simple human being at heart.
I will gladly support elections, which I used to dislike, from now on.
We cannot allow Japan to be destroyed any further by thoughtless people.
As I was thinking about this while I was running for office, a strange phenomenon occurred to me.　
One day, when I went to my favorite soba noodle restaurant, the proprietress asked me, “You must be busy right now.”
The owner, who is usually quiet, came out and said, “I feel like I’ve been waiting for you.”
Again, the proprietress said, “People around here had no choice but to join the Liberal Democratic Party. We made a mistake when the Democratic Party of Japan came to power. But the current LDP is the same. It’s no use anymore.”　
We had never talked about work at this soba noodle shop.
With all due respect, I was surprised to learn that the proprietress and her husband, who were older than me, were browsing the Internet.
I suddenly felt empowered.　
On the same day, another “incident” occurred on the Internet.　
On September 1, the number of followers of X (formerly Twitter), which we opened under the name “Hyakuta’s New Party (tentative),” exceeded 200,000 in less than two weeks.”
It has overtaken the official accounts of national political parties one after another to become the second largest after the Liberal Democratic Party.　
There is no doubt that the Conservative Party of Japan will soon overtake the LDP to take first place in the number of followers on X.　
The name of the party (Conservative Party of Japan. Abbreviation: Conservative Party) was initially supposed to be announced on October 17, the day of the party’s formation party. 
The name was announced much earlier as a return (?) to the 200,000 achievement.
Since then, the number of followers has increased even more, and calls and e-mails from people in the political world have also increased.
On the Internet, attacks from people who seem to support the Liberal Democratic Party have increased.　
Their argument is as follows.
“Even if we become number one in the number of followers of X, it doesn’t mean we can win seats in the Diet.”　
“What can the new party do?”　
“You could team up with Mr. XX of the Liberal Democratic Party.”　
Instead of getting angry, I had a hearty laugh with Mr. Hyakuta later.
Even if the LDP barely won the most recent election, it will lose a lot of power soon.
I dare not say why.　
My dream of spending my 60s relaxing has been crushed, but I don’t care if I become a throwaway stone to take back Japan.
However, I don’t want to engage in this activity with a feeling of tragic heroism.
I will follow Shinsaku Takasugi’s spirit: “Living an exciting life in the not-exciting world.”
After writing this, I turned my attention to the Internet and saw Prime Minister Kishida’s comment, “I hope that women will have the sensitivity and empathy that only women have.”　
I recall being outraged at this comment by some of the men in my office 30 years ago when I worked at a company.
I remember being an office worker 30 years ago; I got angry when the older men at work said this to me. 
I wondered what was unique to women (laughs).　
Thank you, Mr. Kishida, for pointing out the LDP’s weak points.
And most of all, thank you for the adventurous opportunity to launch a new party.