Japan's Virtual ELECTION HOME PAGE by TV Tokyo

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Date: Sat, 15 Jul 1995 00:15:23 +0900
To: farber () central cis upenn edu (David Farber) (by way of ajp () glocom ac jp)
From: izumi () glocom ac jp (Izumi Aizu)


PLEASE  Re-distribute to any other groups/lists with
Japanese members living overseas.
Sorry for non-Japanese audience, but it's worth watching,
I think.  (izumi)


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FIRST TIME EVER IN TV HISTORY:
CAST YOUR VOTE THROUGH THE INTERNET!
TV TOKYO OPENS ELECTION HOME PAGE ON INTERNET.


 Japanese living abroad can vote on a simulated election toward the July 23
Upper House Election through the Internet. Until now, Japanese living
outside Japan could not participate in any elections in their home country.
 The Home Page Address is: http://www.inter.co.jp/TV-TOKYO/


TV Tokyo
gives Japanese living outside Japan the opportunity to express their opinions
to Japan Upper House Election '95.
They can cast their vote for their favorite party and write their opinion
to Japanese politics on TV Tokyo's home page.
Voting starts on July 10 and closes on July 21, 1 p.m., JST.


The results of the votes and opinions will be introduced in TV Tokyo's
special TV program on the election, which will be airing on
July 23, 9 p.m., JST.
It will also be posted on this page on July 23, 9 p.m., JST.


The home page includes:
VOTE & OPINION
      Absentee voting for the Japanese living abroad.
      Pick up your favorite party and the Prime Minister to be.
      Write your views on Japanese politics
LIST OF CANDIDATES
      List of all the candidates on the proportional representation list.
      You can see the pledges of all the parties having candidates. Use it
       as a reference when making your choice.
POWER BALANCE OF THE UPPER HOUSE




Contact: Nami YAMAMOTO
News Division, TV Tokyo Ch. 12
phone: 81-3-5473-7815
fax: 81-3-5473-7817
E-mail$B!'(Bsenkyo$B!w(Btx01. tv-tokyo. co. jp.
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