Dream - Indonesia is currently in the midst of the election campaign. Views of billboards with portraits of candidates are commonly seen on the streets and even in villages. Besides Indonesia, there are many countries in the world that also hold democratic celebrations. One of them is Japan.

As information, Japan even has three types of elections and election periods. Interestingly, the campaign period for elections in the region known as the land of the rising sun is held without any billboards or banners hanging on trees. So, what is the election season like in Japan? An Indonesian citizen living in Japan shared a snapshot of the campaign period in the country.

"Although using posters, Japanese candidates can campaign by giving speeches and traveling to various settlements. 'The election season in Japan is marked by mobile oration vehicles that travel around the streets and settlements,' he wrote."

"If using posters, the prospective representatives in Japan must adhere to several applicable rules. Among them is not sticking posters in random places. The local government provides large-sized boards in public places for the legislative candidates to campaign. Each poster has the same size and must not overlap each other."

"The posters of politicians can only be placed on special boards provided by the government. All posters on those boards must have the same size," he said. "Each politician can only have one space for poster placement. In residential areas, it is rare to find politician posters, usually only 1-2 with regular poster size and placed neatly," he added.

"Soal anggaran, Jepang juga memiliki aturan yang ketat. Pemerintah menerapkan peraturan untuk anggaran yang dialokasikan bagi setiap calon wakil rakyatnya.Budget kampanya juga diatur oleh pemerintah dengan ketat, dilarang menggunakan uang melebihi batasan yang ditetapkan pemerintah, tulisnya.Selain poster hingga anggaran, ada pula orasi yang masuk ke dalam daftar panjang aturan berkampanye di Jepang."

Orations are only allowed in public spaces and prohibited from approaching private areas such as personal residences. "Orations are strictly regulated by the government. They are only permitted in public environments and must not use methods that involve direct contact, such as door-to-door," he explained.