THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 21, 2024 at 18:54 JST
A candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election puts up a poster using a clear file on the side of a billboard in Shinjuku Ward on June 20. (Koichiro Yoshida)
Only a day into the Tokyo governor’s election campaign, local officials have faced a plethora of problems concerning candidate billboards, ranging from a lack of space to unabashed nudity. [Read More]
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