![Uncredited People walk by an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo, on June 20, 2024. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before. There are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. (Kyodo News via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1c3dd5fc78ef4054b291b4b77f1ed34c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
People walk by an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo, on June 20, 2024. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before. There are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. (Kyodo News via AP)
![Uncredited A person stands near an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election on June 21, 2024. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before. There are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. (Kyodo News via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7c9c4e7c8c9e40b4852afb2efcca0d2e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A person stands near an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election on June 21, 2024. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before. There are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. (Kyodo News via AP)
![Eugene Hoshiko A person looks at an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election Monday, July 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before. There are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8992900c9da4489b9df5b99c520d03d5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A person looks at an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election Monday, July 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before. There are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)