From ”Yamada of Atami” to ”Yamada of Shizuoka District 2”
The Struggles and Setbacks of Conservative Politician Yamada Yaich
2016 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 19-34
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2016 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 19-34
In the post-period, under the medium-sized constituency system, Shizuoka District 2 composed of the area of the Izu Peninsula and eastward the eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. This paper considers the electoral campaigning of conservative politician Yamada Yaichi, who was the proprietor of Ōtsuki Hotel in Atami. In national elections, Yamada developed internecine strife with Hatakeyama Tsurukichi, who was the proprietor of the Tsuruya Hotel. There, Yamada organized a personal support committee, with the aim of advancing into other parts of eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. With a series of wins and an appointment to the cabinet, Yamada aimed to move from being known as ” Yamada of Atami” to ”Yamada of Shizuoka District 2. However, Yamada lost his seat in the 31st general election and withdrew from politics. It was the cause that has been convicted in the election fraud and has encroached into Yamada's base by the newcomer Kibe Yoshiaki who was the secretary of Kōno Ichiro.
