On September 8, 2021, former Japanese Cabinet Minister of State Forethia Takashi, who holds a right-wing political philosophy, announced her candidacy for the post of president of The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, representing the second time in 13 years that female parliamentarians are vying for the top position of the Liberal Democratic Party. On September 29, Kishida defeated the more vocal Takashi Sanae and Taro Kono in the election to be elected president of the new Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, and on October 4, 2021, he was officially inaugurated as Japan's 100th Prime Minister.
Takashi Sanae
I mention Takashi Sanae not because my Weibo content is going to be transformed, nor do I want to talk too much about Takashi Sanae's far-right political views. She is mentioned because politics aside, as a female car fan, she and her Toyota Supra are worth saying a few words.
Toyota Supra JZA80
Takashi Sanae's origins are different from many Japanese politicians, and her hometown in Nara does not have a prominent family background. Her father, an ordinary worker, is said to have worked for a Toyota-related company, and her mother was a police officer, who had excellent academic performance since childhood, but was unable to cope with Japan's well-known private universities due to the family's financial difficulties. Fortunately, the financial strain was solved after Takashi Sanae finished his studies, and when he was in college, he found his goal in the pursuit of automobiles - Toyota Supra.
Takashi Sanae in college, riding Kawasaki?
Takashi Sanae also owned a second-hand Toyota Celica XX, which is recognized as the origin of the Supra family. Perhaps it is also because of the experience of this landmark Celica family, the future female rising star in Japanese politics who will try to save money to set herself a "small goal" of buying a new Toyota Supra.
Toyota Celica XX
Takashi Sanae's white Toyota Supra 2.5 GT Twin Turbo Limited was a high-end model shipped in 1990 and is equipped with a 1JZ-GTE 2.5-liter inline six-cylinder twin-turbo engine with an output of 280 hp. In an interview with the media during last year's campaign, Takashi Sanae did not mention his Supra: "I have always liked the Supra, so I work hard and save money so that I can buy a Supra as soon as possible." It was my first brand new car, and I had to wait an extra long time for this pearly white livery. ”
This is the Supra of Takashi Sanae
What is particularly good about Japanese automotive websites is that older cars can also find some listing information for that year, such as the Toyota Supra 2.5 GT Twin Turbo Limited, which cost 3.68 million yen in 1990 (Takaichi Sawa bought a 4AT model), which was quite expensive by the standards of the time. No concept? Let me compare it with a car from the same period: the Honda Civic SiR II of the same period, equipped with a high-performance version of the most talked-about B16A engine at the time, was only 1.8 million yen, which was exactly half the price of the Supra in Takashi Sanae.
Price comparison of two high-performance JDMs of the same period...
Takashi Sanae told the media that she liked her Toyota Supra, and for a long time after entering politics, she chose to drive the sports car herself to commute and attend various meetings and public events. Even if she later leaves Nara and enters an important position in the central government, she will find ways to find a chance to drive her car. Of course, as a politician, the real situation should not have much time to think about their JDM car, as of 2022, this car is stored in the workshop of a Toyota dealership in Nara, almost completely in its original state of the Suppra accumulated a mileage of only 77,000 kilometers, the naked eye visible modification is an old GPS navigation system in the car, as well as ETC devices. In addition, the Japanese media also pointed out that this Supra actually used four Dunlop LM702 tires! From this detail alone, we can understand that Sanae Takaichi has not driven this Supra for a long time. Only during last year's LDP presidential election, the Supra was pulled out of the workshop and placed in front of the campaign office to help its owner.
It can also be regarded as helping their own master...
Although the president of the LDP was Fumio Kishida, Toyota Nara realized that its customer in the political field had good publicity value, coupled with the Nara branch's own ability to repair classic cars and display places, and this year will usher in the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Toyota Nara Branch, after contacting Takashi Sanae and obtaining its consent, this Supra will receive the most elaborate refurbishment treatment from the original Toyota factory in 2022. After the internal registration and screening of Toyota Nara, a total of 10 technicians will work on the renovation project, of which 6 will be responsible for the mechanical part and 4 will be responsible for the body and painting work, and the entire renovation work is expected to be completed this fall.
Refurbishment team
Well, that's the end of the story about the Japanese female politician's private car. As for the rest, let's add to the comments.
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