Bored of playing in real life, congressman campaigned with games

Shigeru Ishiba is a politician from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he is also one of the brightest candidates for the post of Prime Minister for the next term according to the referendum. This politician has recently started his campaign to become the leader of the LDP, he has chosen a completely new way of running.

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Mr. Ishiba decided to campaign through games Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this is a popular game in many countries around the world in the context of people staying at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the game, players will build an island of their own, gamers can visit each other’s islands.

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During the campaign, a character modeled after Shigeru Ishiba will visit the island of players who agree to post posters of him. Jimito Island – the island whose name is homophonous with the Japanese abbreviation of LDP is expected to also appear in the campaign. This is a good way to reach out to people who are not interested, not interested in politics, and also a right choice in the context of COVID-19 still threatening the community.

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The election for the leadership of the LDP will take place on September 14, and Shigeru Ishiba’s election activities will also begin this Tuesday, but it has been temporarily postponed due to concerns that it may be violates the publisher’s terms of political activity in the game.