Tokyo Gubernatorial Election 2020: Candidate Profile for Masayuki Hiratsuka

This is the 18th post introducing candidates in the Tokyo governor race.

Check the other candidate profiles using these links: Koike; Utsunomiya; Ono; Yamamoto; Sakurai; Komiyama; Takemoto; Nishimoto; Sekiguchi; Oshikoshi; Horiemon New Party; Goto; Sawa; Ichikawa; Ishii; Nagasawa; Ushio.

The goal of these profiles is to get readers to know all the candidates on one website. I want to help people find information with minimal effort.

This post will focus on Masayuki Hiratsuka and his policies.

Bio

2020 Policies

1. COVID-19 is just a cold!

• Relatively safe compared to influenza
• Average age of those who died is 75 (healthy people don’t die)
• The actual “virus” is the media who added fuel to the fire 

2. Oppose voluntary restraint (jishuku)! It weakens our immune systems!

• Sickness can only be cured by our immune system 
• Immunity improves through daily activities + interacting with others

3. Viruses + germs are important to people

• Excessive avoidance of viruses/germs lowers immunity
• Like muscles, the immune system weakens if not used regularly 

4. Oppose forceful vaccination!
5. Bring back our lives before COVID-19!

• No need for “new lifestyle”

First Impressions

• Ran for governor because he believed those with knowledge should contribute to society
  • If nothing changes, that’s due to a lack of knowledge

この人もめちゃくちゃ考えてる人だった
平塚正幸さんは「コロナは風邪」のイメージが強いけど、中身はぎっしり詰まってると思うな

自分が知識を得た分、社会に貢献すべきで、実際に変えられなかったら、それはなかった知識っていうスタンスや考え方は見習いたいhttps://t.co/p2ZnarGvcX pic.twitter.com/Co3d9YaKtH

— Hiiro Yamashta (@hiiroishere) July 2, 2020

• I disagree that voluntary restraint + a new lifestyle are harmful (completely rejecting these doesn’t seem right)