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[[File:Gaisensha-shinjukuwestexit-ldp-june5-2016.ogv|thumb|A [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] sound truck in [[Shinjuku]], during an election campaign in 2016]] |
[[File:Gaisensha-shinjukuwestexit-ldp-june5-2016.ogv|thumb|A [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] sound truck in [[Shinjuku]], during an election campaign in 2016]] |
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In Japan, [[sound truck]]s |
In Japan, {{nihongo|[[sound truck]]s|街宣車|gaisensha}} are vehicles equipped with a [[public address system]]. They have been used notably in political and commercial contexts, and have one or more [[loudspeaker]]s which can play a recorded message or recorded music as the truck tours through neighborhoods. In the political world, they are used by parties, candidates, and groups to express their views. In the early days of Japanese post-war democracy, they were one of the most common means of conducting [[Political campaign|political campaigns]], alongside the likes of [[Radio|radio announcements]] and sponsored meetings.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Soukup|first=James R.|date=1963|title=Japan|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2127429|journal=The Journal of Politics|volume=25|issue=4|pages=737–756|doi=10.2307/2127429|issn=0022-3816}}</ref> In a commercial context, [[Vendor|vendors]] also use sound trucks for the purpose of selling goods, collecting [[recyclable materials]], and other purposes. |
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Many [[Uyoku dantai|right-wing political groups]] and [[Japanese nationalism|Japanese nationalists]] drive around city streets in sound trucks, play nationalistic music at high volume and communicate their political views to the citizenry.<ref>[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080224pb.html Brasor, Philip. "Rightwingers who scream the loudest allowed to win in Japan,"] ''[[The Japan Times]]'', February 28, 2008</ref> They sometimes station themselves on a street, while one of the group's members addresses the public. |
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The use of these sound trucks can be subject to so-called nuisance laws{{multiple image |
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While some Japanese people are annoyed with these displays by the right wing groups, few openly challenge or complain to those who operate the trucks.<ref>Shibuichi, Daiki. [http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/2007/Shibuichi.html "The 'Uyoku Rōnin Dō': Assessing the Lifestyles and Values of Japan's Contemporary Right Wing Radical Activists,"] ''electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies'', November 28, 2007</ref> The Japanese police tend to ignore them or allow them to operate freely, in the interest of free speech. |
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To a lesser extent, the [[Japanese Communist Party]] also uses sound trucks. |
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 19 June 2024
In Japan, sound trucks (街宣車, gaisensha) are vehicles equipped with a public address system. They have been used notably in political and commercial contexts, and have one or more loudspeakers which can play a recorded message or recorded music as the truck tours through neighborhoods. In the political world, they are used by parties, candidates, and groups to express their views. In the early days of Japanese post-war democracy, they were one of the most common means of conducting political campaigns, alongside the likes of radio announcements and sponsored meetings.[1] In a commercial context, vendors also use sound trucks for the purpose of selling goods, collecting recyclable materials, and other purposes.
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[edit]The use of these sound trucks can be subject to so-called nuisance laws
Nationalist sound truck, demonstrating in Kyoto, Japan on Constitution day. The large white characters read from the right (the front of the vehicle) 敬愛倭塾 kei ai yamato juku, literally translate as "respect ancient Japan school".
Sound truck, operated by the Japanese Communist Party, seen in Aichi, Japan
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