This country will not change without a change of government,

This country will not change without a change of government, ... I don't believe that the people are naïve enough to accept the prime minister's assertion that foreign affairs and other issues will be resolved if the postal services are privatized.

True reform can only happen with a change in government.

Please change the government and give us a chance.

We want to stress the importance of pension and child-care issues ... The Koizumi government cannot achieve these reforms. We need a change in government,

For the first time in the postwar period we will openly go head-to-head in elections and we aim ... to take power. The moment is coming when Japan's democracy will be tested.