Official campaigning kicks off for Japanese nationwide local elections

Pedestrians walk past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo's wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Pedestrians walk past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo’s wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

 

An election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections is set outside the train station on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo's wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

An election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections is set outside the train station on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo’s wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

 

A man walks past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo's wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

A man walks past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo’s wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

 

Pedestrians walk past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo's wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Pedestrians walk past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo’s wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

 

A man walks past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo's wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

A man walks past an election poster board erected for the upcoming nationwide local elections on April 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. Local elections to select mayors and assembly members in Tokyo’s wards and other prefectures will be held on April 23. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)