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Avid Seijigiri fans will notice that this release is out of order - the previous release was #56 and this one is #58. What’s the deal? Seijigiri #57 is the live show done at the Pink Cow in Shibuya. Due to hard drive failures, PC crashes and a host of other reasons, that release has been delayed, though hopefully it will be out within a few days.

At any rate, Seijigiri #58 is out just in time for the Tokyo Municipal Assembly elections. While Prime Minister Taro Aso and other LDP leaders continue to claim that the Tokyo elections have no bearing on national politics, co-hosts Garrett DeOrio and Ken Worsley consider this stance to be indicative of a state of denial that the LDP continues to be in. The show begins with a look at the Tokyo Municipal Elections and moves on to a discussion of its potential impact on national politics.

Some posters for candidates in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward follow.

This is the LDP candidate, Kenichi Yoshizumi. Can you see his party affiliation on the poster?

Another LDP candidate, Ichiro Akita. His website says that he has a dream:

The candidate from the crazy Happiness Realization Party, Mr Kosuke Kushida:

Independent candidate Mai Goto caught our eye. She really did look better than any other candidates:

Over at Mutantfrog Travelogue, Adam Richards has done a great job of profiling candidates for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election. Very worth reading.

Our Man in Abiko shows off election posters in Abiko.

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