sound trucks in Japan
Illustration — A Liberal Democratic Party sound truck in Shinjuku, during an election campaign in 2016 In Japan, sound trucks are vehicles equipped with a public address system. They have been used notably in political and commercial contexts, and have one or more loudspeakers 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.
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Illustration — A Liberal Democratic Party sound truck in Shinjuku, during an election campaign in 2016 In Japan, sound trucks are vehicles equipped with a public address system. They have been used notably in political and commercial contexts, and have one or more loudspeakers 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.
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In the early days of Japanese post-war democracy, they were one of the most common means of conducting political campaigns, alongside the likes of radio announcements and sponsored meetings. In a commercial context, vendors also use sound trucks for the purpose of selling goods, collecting recyclable materials, and other purposes. The use of these sound trucks can be subject to so-called "nuisance laws".
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