Japan's election campaigners barred from using the internet

[2pints-mate 0]

Good news for your Saturday and Sunday morning lie-ins. The effective shouting vans is the way to go!!!

 

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Now the campaign for the upper house election in Japan has started, tough rules on how politicians can canvas for votes have come into force.

 

Surprisingly, in a country with some of the fastest broadband speeds and a wide internet penetration, it is now illegal for candidates to create new websites or update existing web pages between now and election day, 29 July.

 

So instead, the loudspeaker vans are out on the streets again. The candidates sit inside, waving regally wearing white gloves, smiling and politely asking for votes.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6292602.stm

[HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2]

That sure is good news.

 

All the guys where I live are over 70 I think, perhaps they don't know about the interwebtubes.

[thursday 1]

yeah, good for Soubs.

[nzlegend 1]

sigh, wish they would get with the program...we live in hope. Loudspeakers and idiots in white gloves...oh Joy Ren!

[daver 0]

i suppose this is the LDP's attempt to preserve their facade. it certainly would be a shame if the public were to discover the only thing on the ruling party's agenda was a near fascist nationalist reformation policy.

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and politely asking for votes

impolitely if you ask me!

[JellyBelly 1]

The vans, shouting and gloves get really old and annoying real quick. When they come past your house the volume they have that shouting going on should not be allowed it is so high.