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'{{Short description|Use of trucks with loudspeakers in Japan}} [[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]] 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. == Law == The use of these sound trucks can be subject to so-called nuisance laws, although there have been instances in which police have been sympathetic to [[Uyoku dantai|right-wing groups]] who utilise these trucks and have let such behaviour slide.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Johnson|first=David T.|date=2003|title=Above the Law? Police Integrity in Japan|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30209411|journal=Social Science Japan Journal|volume=6|issue=1|pages=19–37|issn=1369-1465}}</ref>{{multiple image <!-- Layout parameters --> | align = left | direction = <!-- horizontal (default), vertical --> | width = 200 <!--image 1--> | image1 = Aikoku Dantai Keiai Wajuku sound truck 20060525.jpg | width1 = <!-- displayed width of image; overridden by "width" above --> | alt1 = Black van with large white characters on it. | link1 = File:Aikoku Dantai Keiai Wajuku sound truck 20060525.jpg | caption1 = Nationalist sound truck, demonstrating in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]] on [[Constitution Memorial Day|Constitution day]]. The large white characters read from the right (the front of the vehicle) {{lang|ja|敬愛倭塾}} ''kei ai yamato juku'', literally translate as "respect ancient Japan school". <!--image 2--> | image2 = Nissan Caravan sound truck of JCP in Okazaki, Aichi 20090520.jpg | width2 = <!-- displayed width of image; overridden by "width" above --> | alt2 = Small yellow van with speakers attached to the top. | link2 = File:Nissan Caravan sound truck of JCP in Okazaki, Aichi 20090520.jpg | caption2 = Sound truck, operated by the [[Japanese Communist Party]], seen in [[Aichi, Japan]] }} {{-}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{japan-stub}} [[Category:Politics of Japan]] [[Category:Advertising in Japan]] [[Category:Cars of Japan]]'