Japan's election candidate takes off her shirt in video to appeal for votes, asks if she is 'sexy'
Japan's election candidate strips her shirt in the campaign video.
In a very strange and shocking election campaign, an “entrepreneur” - who has filed a nomination for the position of governor in Tokyo, took off her shirt on a recorded video and asked the people if they found her "sexy" enough to give votes to her.
In the bizarre promotion of herself, the candidate Airi Uchino - who belonged to the populist right-wing NHK Party - was sitting across a table. She was wearing a button-up shirt as she spoke in a high-pitched, anime-style voice to the Japanese voters.
“I’m so cute; please watch my campaign broadcast,” the candidate said while smiling coyly in the video shared on X on June 27. She added, “Do you think I’m sexy?”
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She then appealed to the voters to follow her on social media and said that she would respond to each one of them individually before she removed her shirt and was then seen wearing only a tight, skin-coloured tube top. She also posed in a way that made her appear topless on camera.
The woman, who is a cocktail bar owner, removed her glasses and delivered the entire speech in a skimpy outfit. The video soon went viral and garnered millions of views.
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Here's how netizens reacted to the viral video
The people were not really happy to see her appeal for votes by stripping her shirt.
''While it is true that people strive to stand out, and our society's obsession with appearances often rewards outlandish behaviour, nevertheless, individuals who lack substance will inevitably be unmasked by the passage of time," said one user.
''At this point, they should change the rules… the race is turning into a farce and distracting people from the real issues. Democracy and all but this is not it," commented another.
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“We’ve ended up living in a world where those who do something unusual win. However, a person without substance will always be exposed,” wrote a critic on X.
“No matter how much you talk about freedom of speech in elections, this goes against public welfare," anotheruser said.
(With inputs from agencies)