The Guests
Ōta is known for his strong debating skills, and so as not to be strong-armed, a unique assembly of well-known guests from various walks of life are featured as regulars on the show. About a third of the guests are usually members (occasionally leaders) of major Japanese political parties, and the rest are usually a mix of famous tarento and prominent foreign personalities. While some of the regulars and guests are also strong debators, many (especially some of the tarento) do not tend to participate much in the heated talks. Quieter participants may be given a minute to speak their opinion in between major points of a discussion, and their straight opinions often help to keep the discussions focused.
The show's regulars are:
- Katsuei Hirasawa (平沢勝栄), LDP member
- Hideaki Ōmura (大村秀章), LDP member
- Akira Amari (甘利明), LDP member
- Kazuhiro Haraguchi (原口一博), DPJ member, often supports Ōta
- Yoshizumi Ishihara (石原良純), actor, tarento, and weatherman
- Lasa-R Ishii (ラサール石井), comedian and actor
- Kevin Clone, American-born Japanese international columnist, usually opposes Ōta and has an extremely strong debating style
- Saya Kazuki (和希沙也), idol
- George Takahashi (高橋ジョージ), rock vocalist, often supports Ōta
- Hirotada Ototake (乙武洋匡), sports writer
- Akiko Matsumoto (松本明子), tarento and actress
- Kazuyo Matsui (松居一代), tarento, actress, and essayist
- Pa-kkun Ma-kkun (パックンマックン), Japanese and American comedy duo
In total, the show usually features more than 30 guests. The narrator of the show is Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林清志).
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