Tokyo Gubernatorial Election 2020: Candidate Profile for Yasuhiro Nagasawa

This is the 16th 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.

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 Yasuhiro Nagasawa and his policies.

Bio

2020 Policies

1. Spread the use of refill prescriptions

• Aim to reduce the burden on medical institutions 

2. A new medical system from Tokyo

• Increase the number of medical supplies that can be bought without a prescription
• Increase support for medical ventures 

3. COVID-19 response

• Allow pharmacies/drug stores to conduct COVID-19/flu tests 
• Speed up the process of making after pills & other medicine available over the counter

First Impressions

• As a pharmacist, focuses policies on improving pharmacies/healthcare 
• The governor-elect should allow pharmacies/drug stores to conduct various tests