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Teruki Gotō

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Teruki Gotō
Gotō campaigning for the 2024 Tokoyo Gubernatorial election, June 2024
Born (1982-12-08) December 8, 1982 (age 41)
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Musician
Perennial candidate

Teruki Gotō (後藤 輝樹, Gotō Teruki) is a Japanese musician and perennial candidate known for his naked election posters. He holds a number of nationalist views and has run as a candidate for Mayor of Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo (2013),[1] City Assembly of Chiyoda (2015),[2][3] Governor of Tokyo (2016),[4] Governor of Tokyo (2020), and Governor of Tokyo (2024).

According to his website, he wishes to make Japan the "strongest, kindest, and most interesting country in the world."[3]

In 2016, his television speech became a meme on the Internet when he ran for governor of Tokyo. He continued to speak prohibited words, and as a result 10% of his speech was censored by NHK without his permission.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Chiyoda City Mayoral Candidate Wants You to Know He Loves Japan, War Criminals Jan 30, 2013 Archived July 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 31, 2016
  2. ^ Nationalist Teruki Goto appears in Japanese election campaign in just his birthday suit April 24, 2015 South China Morning Post Retrieved July 31, 2016
  3. ^ a b Would you vote for this man? May 2, 2015 RocketNews24 Retrieved August 6, 2016
  4. ^ Osaki, Tomohiro Lesser-known candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial race make their case July 29, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved July 31, 2016
  5. ^ "NHKの政見放送で音声カットの嵐 その理由とは【都知事選】". ハフポスト (in Japanese). 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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