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| Affiliation | Independent |
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| Name | Mac Akasaka |
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Tokyo, Honshu , Japan |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 18, 1948
(75 years)
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Mac Akasaka (マック赤坂 Makku Akasaka?, born September 18, 1948), real name Makoto Tonami (戸並誠 Tonami Makoto), is a Japanese political activist and perennial candidate.
He was born in Nagoya and attended Kyoto University. He once worked for Itochu and now manages the Smile Therapy Association in Akasaka, Tokyo.
He has run for various political offices in recent years, including the Minato City Assembly (2007), the House of Representatives (2007, 2009, and 2010), Governor of Tokyo (2007 and 2012), Governor of Osaka Prefecture (2011), and Governor of Niigata Prefecture (2012), running as the candidate of the "Smile Party" (スマイル党). In these elections he has become known for flamboyant election speeches, often in costume, and for staging impromptu concerts in public areas such as central Shibuya.
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