We also have an exclusive message to share with you. Almost every Japanese prime minister, after being elected, will write one or several Chinese characters, or even a long Chinese proverb, with a brush to express his life ambition or ruling philosophy.
Seeing words is like seeing people. Let's search the Chinese calligraphy written by Japanese prime ministers. The Japanese Prime Minister Taroko Aso, who just stepped down this afternoon, described his political ambition as "a storm breeds trees". In this global financial storm, he saved the day and stopped the downward trend of Japan's economy, but he didn't stick it out to the end. The big tree of the Liberal Democratic Party also collapsed. Whether the Japanese economy can withstand this snowstorm, the answer is left to his next one.
"Faithfulness" is the inscription of Yasuo Fukuda, Aso's predecessor. Fukuda is famous for his prudent policies. He is gentle, but outspoken, and it is his personal style to keep his word.
The third painting, "Dream", is the calligraphy of Yasuo Fukuda's predecessor, Shinzo Abe. He is the youngest prime minister in Japan after the war, and his political dream was once highly anticipated, but the continuous cabinet scandal made his political dream die early.
The calligraphy of Junichiro Koizumi, Abe's predecessor, reads: "Be strong and learn, but never grow old; Learn when you are old, and die immortal. " This reflected his determination to reform and revitalize Japan's domestic political situation at that time, but his postal reform did not succeed, and eventually laid a hidden danger for the fall of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The last painting is "Cao Zhi", which was an inscription given to me (Rui Chenggang) by Naoto Kan, who was just elected as Japan's deputy prime minister. Naoto Kan is the second-in-command of the Democratic Party. Before he took part in politics, he was an active figure in civic organizations, so he was also known as a "grass-roots minister". The word "grass ambition" is also the embodiment of his political ideas.