In the Nara City Council election held on July 20 (with 39 seats up for grabs), independent newcomer and video streamer Hezumaryu (age 34) is set to win a seat. He campaigned on promises like "protecting deer and citizens from foreigners." He is known as a “troublemaking YouTuber” for his extreme video content.
by MagazineKey4532
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Although it’s a bit of a joke this guy got elected, tourists abusing deers in Nara is a problem so I’ll give him that.
I know the guy, and I really appreciate having him around when some stupid people kick the deers in the face or try to ride them like horses. Yeah, 99% of the time these people are indeed foreigners and most of the time from China.
I personally wouldn’t call him a “nuisance”. The only reason he exists is the stupid and disrespectful behavior from some tourists.
This is like if Las Vegas elected Asian Andy for mayor
this dejavu feeling of trump becoming president all over again.