Campaign Trail

Well its the election tomorrow and all the parties have been out and about today giving it their best and making as much noise as possible. Campaigning in Japan usually means going around in a van covered in speakers and continuously shouting out that you will do your best. The preferred time being early Sunday mornings, which pisses me off when they wake me up.

This was more unusual however, a couple of politicians battling their way through the afternoon crowds in Ikebukuro. Somewhere in the middle of the scrum were the top guys from the KokuminshintoParty. The banners say 'against increasing tax' by the way.