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https://github.com/takahiroanno2024/election2024/issues/121 for sure. Those stupid mosquito things still feel like someone is poking my brain with a screwdriver when I walk by.
Not that I could vote even if I did still live in Tokyo. A couple of areas allow for foreign PR holders to vote for local things, but Tokyo does not allow it for the metro level.
I don’t really know this guy’s politics, but it is interesting to see what issues people are opening. Of course, it will only show a subset of even eligible voters, but it’s still neat to read through and see what various constituents are thinking.
As best I can tell, the samurai guy shares a name with one of the legendary 47 ronin and often leads a procession about it. It’s hard to find actual policy positions.
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/305992 mentions a couple things.
https://onodera.akogishi.com/rinen/ appears to be the party platform which is … odd. The filial piety/loyalty thing is a big yikes for me in most interpretations, but maybe it’s more innocent than I’m reading into it (it is pretty vague in at least the couple minutes I had to poke around).