Key Facts
• July 6, 6:00 PM: Death threat email sent to Saya’s support office.
• Email threatened to kidnap and kill Saya, bomb the office on July 9.
• Demanded ¥13.8 million transferred to eight bank accounts.
• Sender’s name and email address were included in the email.
• Saya’s support group plans to report the incident to the police.
• Saya, 43, is a rookie candidate for the Tokyo election district.
• Tokyo election district has 32 candidates, with six seats and one by-election.
• July 7: Another candidate, Mayu Ushida, faced safety concerns after being followed.
• Ushida’s campaign stopped pre-announcing activity schedules for safety.
• Tokyo election voting is scheduled for July 20.
Summary
Saya, a 43-year-old rookie candidate from the Sanseitō party running in Tokyo’s election district, received a death threat email on July 6. The email threatened to kidnap and kill her, bomb her support office on July 9, and demanded ¥13.8 million transferred to eight bank accounts. Saya’s support group plans to report the incident to the police. This follows another safety concern involving Mayu Ushida, a candidate from the Democratic Party for the People, who was followed on July 7. Ushida’s campaign has since ceased pre-announcing schedules. The Tokyo election district, with 32 candidates vying for six seats and one by-election, will hold its vote on July 20.
