After national election, I always check the voting count of each candidate in my election area.

Now I am checking about Tokyo election area.

This time, the lowest ranked candidate seemed to get 1913 votes.

If I were running for office, the vote could would probably not even reach double digits. So I think they can boast about their results.

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However, the deposit of three million yen for the Upper House(e.g. Tokyo area) has naturally be confiscated.

The refund condition is to get vote numbers more than the total number of valid votes, divided by the number of seats available, and divided by 8.

In this case, the valid votes was 6,477,702, so dividing by 6, and by 8, the number of votes cast was 134,952.

This time, in the Tokyo electoral district, there are 24 people who will forfeit 3 million yen (68% of the candidates).

I heard that the cost for one candidate is almost 400,000,000 yen in the Upper House election, so It is clear that the forfeiture of this deposit is not to recover expenses, but to "prevent abuse of candidacy (suffrage).

300,000 yen would not prevent abuse, and with 30 million yen, the candidates would be only the wealthy.

This 3 million yen is a very sensitive price.

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You might think that "why do they throw their money into the trash?", however, let think it again This is very cost-performance choice.

They can be on TV(broadcasting of political views) and get a space of election gazette(that might be more than a few million yen, on news paper).

They can speak what they want to say on the TV, and write what they want to write on the gazette.

If they were not to use this election system, they might not realize that on their life.

I don't know how much a business person spend money for drinking party for their life, however, if they can get a chance to broadcast their policies to people in district, the 3 million yen might be extremely cheap.

It is a win-win choice for both a boss and subordinates rather than telling "old brave story" harassments at drinking party and be hated by them.

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Let me think it again.

Why not make your boss run for office, with tales of "old brave story" harassment ?

Your boss can "old brave story" to the masses, compared to a drinking party.

The subordinates can sneer at their bosses for losing the election so miserably, It is a win-win.

There is no problem legal problem, if your boss is not a government employee.