TOKYO -- Lawmakers in Japan are preparing to revise the Public Offices Election Act to ban defamation and advertising on election campaign posters following the "hijacking" of poster boards.

Marriage For All Japan, a public interest incorporated association that advocates for the legalization of same-sex marriage, launched the augmented reality service. “Election posters alone don ...

Of the 56 candidates, 24 are affiliated with the party that opposes Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK). The so-called NHK party had announced that its candidates would not display campaign posters but ...

(Originally published in Japanese on December 6, 2024. Banner photo: Saitō Motohiko fixes his poster in place on October 31, 2024, at the start of his campaign to be reinstated as governor of ...

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)--The ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Monday not to seek a public offices election ... election posters during the current session of the Diet, Japan's parliament.