The Impact of Yoshikazu Azumaya’s Run for the House of Councillors on Election Reporting

Yoshikazu Azumaya, a.k.a. Gershey, announced his decision to run for the upper house of the Diet this summer after a talk with NHK party leader Takashi Tachibana on his YouTube channel on May 25.

He said, “I have decided. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time while I’ve been in poor health, but I’m going to run for office. I really appreciate your support.

Higashitani replied to Tachibana. He continued.

I am serious. I won’t say I’m running for office just because I’m lying or just cold feet. I really want to fight. I cannot be accepted without your support.

Please help me get into the ring to fight. I want to run for office with a pledge to properly change the entertainment industry in Japan. Please support me.

He appealed for support.

Higashitani’s YouTube channel, “Garcy Channel,” has more than 1.2 million registered viewers. He believes that he has a good chance to win the election if he can attract young people who are not interested in elections.

Mr. Azumaya is believed to be currently living in the Middle East.

Mr. Tachibana received a copy of his family register, which is required for candidacy, with Mr. Azumaya’s power of attorney the day before the video was made. He can run for office under the alias ‘Garcy. He will be treated as an imoromono, but the election will surely be exciting.

Higashitani’s candidacy is causing trepidation among celebrities and people involved in entertainment production companies who have been exposed in the past. Because of the “BTS meeting scam,” Higashitani has been considered untouchable by TV and newspapers, and has rarely been mentioned.

However, when it comes to election coverage, there are cases where the media has no choice but to cover the issue in accordance with its impartiality and neutrality. Former TV Asahi announcer Shinichiro Kawamatsu expressed his opinion on this matter on his official YouTube channel.

Gyasi has decided to run for office, and there is a lot of excitement, including in the Internet community. I’m paying a lot of attention to it, despite the controversy.

Kawamatsu said.

Gyasi says that it’s strange that the TV shows and the like don’t pick up on his stories about celebrities. If you do an exposé on a political broadcast, you can’t fix it and you can’t stop it.

When that happens, I wonder if the media and freedom of expression will be discussed in society. I’m paying attention to it because it will be an opportunity to change the way the media and wide shows are run.”

He pointed out. It is unlikely that Mr. Azumaya, who is overseas, will make a street speech in Japan, but plans are underway for Mr. Tachibana to have Garcie make a VTR appearance on NHK and private TV stations broadcasting the administration. “There are plans afoot,” Tachibana said.

He plans to use the names of hostile celebrities and production executives. It seems that they intend to launch a major offensive on both TV and the Internet at the same time as the administration broadcasts.

On the other hand, one of the problems in recent years is that a number of candidates are running for office while admitting that they are “bubble candidates” in an attempt to increase their name recognition. Under Japan’s Public Offices Election Law, a deposit of several million yen is required to prevent a rash of frothy candidates, and candidates who do not receive the legally required number of votes are subject to forfeiture.

However, some people have come to discount the fee as a promotional expense.

However, some people have come to discount the cost as a promotional expense. This is not the case with Azumaya, but some people involved in the political world believe that the election is becoming more and more entertaining.

Elections are being turned into entertainment. While this has the merit of inducing young people who are indifferent to elections, it also has the disadvantage of making anything go against the grain. How do we maintain the dignity of elections? We have to think about this in the future.

He is concerned about the possibility of a new election in Japan. How will Azumaya’s candidacy affect election coverage in Japan?