6/25/2020 Details of 1999 (Gyo-Tsu) 35 | Judgments of the Supreme Court (2) Candidate-presenting political parties Despite (1), candidate-presenting political parties may use a car or a boat and a set of loud speakers in each prefecture which includes the constituency where the presented candidate stands, and if the number of the presented candidates by this political party in the given prefecture exceeds three, for every 10 candidates exceeding 3, in addition to the above, another car or a boat and a set of loud speakers are allowed (Law, Art.141, para.2). There is no limitation on the number of persons on the car or boat, nor the kind or structure of the car. It is understood that he candidate himself may be in the car or boat. 3) Distribution of documents and prints (1) Candidates Concerning documents and prints used for the election campaign, candidates may not distribute more than 35,000 normal post cards, and no more than 70.000 handouts of no more than two varieties (Art.142, para.1. subpara.1). The above handouts may not exceed 29.7 centimetres in length and 21 centimetres in width (ibid., para.9). (2) Candidate-presenting political parties Despite (1), candidate-presenting political parties may distribute normal postcards and handouts, 20,000 and 40,000 respectively, multiplied by the number of candidates presented by this political party in each prefecture which includes the constituency where the presented candidate stands. However, concerning the handouts, only up to 40,000 can be distributed in each constituency in which the candidate stands (Law Art.142, para.2). The handout may not exceed 42 centimetres in length and 29.7 centimetres in width (ibid., para.9). It is understood that in the above postcards and handouts, the name, photograph, and political views of the candidate can be printed. . 4) Billing of documents and prints (1) Candidates No documents or prints can be billed other than the following (Law Art.143, para.1): (i) Posters, placards, lanterns, and signboards for the purpose of indicating the campaign office, used on site (ibid., subpara.1); (ii) Posters, placards, lanterns, and signboards attached to the car or boat used for the election campaign in accordance with the Law Art.141 (ibid., subpara.2); (iii) A waistband or armband used by the candidate (ibid., subpara.3); (iv) Posters, placards, lanterns, and signboards used during the election meeting in the meeting place (ibid., subpara.4); (v) Posters announcing the personal election meeting for candidates (ibid., subpara.4-2); (vi) Posters used for the election campaign other than the above (ibid., subpara.5). There is a numerical limit to the posters as referred to in (v) and (vi); in the joint site for billing, the number is limited to one per candidate (Law Art.143, para.3). The posters in (vi) may not exceed 42 centimetres in length and 30 centimetres in width (Law Art.144, para.4). (2) Candidate-presenting political parties Candidate-presenting political parties may put up documents and prints referred to in 1) (i), (ii), (iv), and (vi), but concerning posters in (vi), there is a numerical limit; this is the number of candidates presented by a Candidate-presenting political party in the prefecture which covers the constituency in which the candidate stands, multiplied by 1,000 (however, in each constituency in which its candidate stands, the maximum is 1,000) (Law Art.144, para.1, subpara.1). The poster which the Candidate-presenting political parties may use as referred to in (vi) may not exceed 85 centimetres in length and 60 centimetres in width (ibid., para.4). It is understood that the poster may include the name and the photograph of the presented candidate. 5) Newspaper Advertisement (1) Candidates Candidates may place an advertisement of a size of 9.6 centimetres in width and 2 columns in length in relation to the election in one paper five times during the election campaign (Art.149, para.1, Rules Art.19, para.1). https://www.courts.go.jp/app/hanrei_en/detail?id=458 20/23