Report of Deputy Minister of Justice recommending using commercials for the Prime Minister’s ward mayor election; Minister of Justice instructed to substantiate | NHK

Deputy Minister of Justice Kakizawa has made a press release relating to the case during which the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office investigated the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s Special Investigation Department on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act as a result of the mayor’s camp in Koto Ward, Tokyo, had positioned paid commercials calling for votes on video posting websites through the election interval. Prime Minister Kishida introduced that he had instructed Minister of Justice Koizumi to substantiate the details relating to the report that he was encouraging using paid promoting.

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