Political Aspirations
Nakamatsu has been a candidate in the 2007 and 2011 gubernatorial elections in Tokyo, and has also run for the Upper House election, but to date has failed to get any political seat. He is known for frequently entering and losing elections in Tokyo. Now he has a special seat on the Happiness Realization Party.
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