is a Japanese musician and
perennial candidate
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates' existence lies in the fact that in some countries, there are no laws that limit a number of times a person can ...
known for his naked election posters. He holds a number of nationalist views and has run as a candidate for Mayor of
Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo (2013), City Assembly of Chiyoda (2015),
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'' RocketNews24'' Retrieved August 6, 2016 Governor of Tokyo (2016), and
Governor of Tokyo (2020).
According to his website, he wishes to make Japan the "strongest, kindest, and most interesting country in the world."
In 2016, his television speech became a meme on the Internet when he ran for governor of Tokyo. He continued to speak prohibited words, and as a result 10% of his speech was censored by NHK without his permission.
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Living people
Japanese political candidates
Tokyo gubernatorial candidates
1982 births
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