Campaigning has officially begun for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, with Lower House lawmaker Kawauchi Hiroshi (CDP) supporting opposition candidate Renho. There are 56 candidates for Tokyo governor, but only 48 spaces on official candidate poster boards around the city. The election office has instructed candidates to place their fliers in clear folders and pin them off to the side. Some posters on official campaign boards have been found to contain QR codes that link to suspicious smartphone apps. Additionally, a candidate has been warned over election posters displaying a near-naked woman, and poster pranks have caused chaos in the campaign.
Poster pranks cause chaos in Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign https://t.co/wGOcQ1e8CT
There are 56 candidates for Tokyo governor, but only 48 spaces for posters on official bulletin boards. https://t.co/mREubwM8bQ https://t.co/MPRpZJUdAI
Tokyo gubernatorial candidate warned over election posters displaying near-naked woman https://t.co/FWDRxcKniA
These posters on official campaign boards for the Tokyo governor's race read, "Watch my cute little political broadcast, k?" - but when you click the URL for the QR code it tries to get you to subscribe to a fishy-looking smartphone app. https://t.co/pbOf6uTHHU
There are officially 56 candidates for Tokyo governor - but only 48 spaces on official candidate poster boards around the city. Rather than expand the boards, the election office is telling candidates to put their fliers in clear folders and pin them off to the side. π§ https://t.co/8mQgkLxHl5
Campaigning has officially begun for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. Lower House lawmaker Kawauchi Hiroshi (CDP) has shared videos of himself hitting the streets of Tokyo to campaign for opposition candidate Renho. https://t.co/Pwbch6ra5I