島さとしの「白い猫のポスター」を見つけると幸福になる。全国に展開される島さとしのポスターの何枚かに1枚が「白い猫のポスター」。ぜひ、探してみてください！愛知県三河地方でよく発見されるという噂です！ pic.twitter.com/um2DY3bPBK
— 島さとし（嶋聡） (@satoshi_shima) June 22, 2016
It’s not often that you see a political campaign that reaches out and touches the hearts of voters by addressing what they truly care about. Well a Japanese Politician’s political ads do just that by featuring the one thing we love more than anything else–cats.
我輩は「島ニャン」である。候補者ではない。ぜひ、候補者「島さとし」のエネルギー政策を見て、2枚目（比例）は「島さとし」に投票して欲しいニャン。https://t.co/WGDhlRQApX pic.twitter.com/OniRwB2vfx
— 島さとし（嶋聡） (@satoshi_shima) July 7, 2016
In Japanese elections, most candidates post ads all over the areas where they’re running for office, and most of those ads are just a regular headshot and a slogan. But Satoshi Shima who is running to represent the Mikawa region in Aichi Prefecture just changed the game by putting a white cat on his ad.
38度。熱中症予報、厳重注意より上の「危険」。その中での街宣活動。「日本はすばらしい国です。国家経営を誤らなければ、必ず、日本はもっとよくなることができます」 pic.twitter.com/iZUmMaTahY
— 島さとし（嶋聡） (@satoshi_shima) July 4, 2016
Why did he do it? Does it have something to do with his political views? Nope. The cat is there to make you happy. That’s Shima’s explanation. He claims, “If you find one of my white cat posters, you’ll be happy.” He’s even got the same white cat on his campaign van. It may be a little random, but it’s far better than the nasty attack ads we see here in the United States. Shima’s got my vote.
明日、参院選スタート。支持者方から私と白い猫の「必勝似顔絵」。頑張ります！ pic.twitter.com/t6oLi333EO
— 島さとし（嶋聡） (@satoshi_shima) June 21, 2016
Would you prefer that politicians feature cats in their ads more? Would you vote for Shima if you lived in his region? Let us know in the comments below!
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