Koichi Toyama
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Koichi Toyama (外山恒一 Toyama Kōichi?, , born July 26, 1970) is a Japanese street musician, a leftist political activist who was a candidate for the governor of Tokyo in 2007. He was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, and lives in Fukuoka. He gained notoriety with his fervent election speech, which was posted on the American based website YouTube. Out of fourteen candidates in the election, Toyama placed eighth with 15,059 votes (0.27 percent of total votes cast).
Described by the announcer as an "Extreme Left Anti-Establishment" figure, Koichi began his controversial statement by denouncing Japan as a "horrible nation" and rejecting any possibility for reforms. Declaring most of the voters to be his "enemies", Koichi calls upon a minority to rise up. He closes his speech by calling for the overthrow of the Japanese Government and making an obscene gesture toward the camera.[1]
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- Cabbie, dilettante and prolific inventor in fray to lead Tokyo (article). Agence France-Presse. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- Tokyo requests YouTube delete candidates' speeches (article). Agence France-Presse. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- Unified elections 2007: Not all is lost (web article). Asahi.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
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