YouTube videos released by political group Tsubasa no To showing unruly election antics that led to three arrests have received more than 2.5 million views, according to police.
Around 10 supporters of a Tokyo group bent on disrupting the electoral process were found to be living in the house of one of the leaders, police said.
Police on May 17 arrested leaders of political organization Tsubasa no To over unruly and obnoxious behavior that hindered the campaigns of rival candidates in the Lower House by-election in Tokyo in April.
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Tokyo police said they have arrested a gang of touts who pretended to be working for a well-known “izakaya” pub chain to lure customers to unrelated eateries that charged exorbitant prices.