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A Wacky Candidate

Jeevan Sivasubramaniam Posted by Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.



This is a real political speech and not a parody.
This is a real political speech and not a parody. He is named Toyama Koichi and he ran for the position of Prefectual Governer of Tokyo (sort of like a mayor). Every political candidate is given equal airtime in Japan to explain their platform, and the TV stations cannot edit any footage but are also not responsible for the content. Even though this man is of questionable sanity, over 15,000 people voted for him.

Thankfully, he did not win.

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