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T OKYO -- 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.

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A person looks at an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election Monday, July 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity ...

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.