Abstract
Public Offices Election Law precluded candidates for public office and political parties from election campaign available on the Internet during the official election period in Japan. 2013 Amendment of Public Offices Election Law removed such prohibitions, and allows candidates and parties to use e-mail and webpage for the purpose of election campaign. However, 2013 Amendment prohibits voters to utilize e-mail for the purpose of election campaign although they can send messages via message function of social network service such as Facebook and LINE. This article elucidates disputed points in the texts of 2013 Amendment of Public Offices Election Law, and examines several issues to revise the law in the future.
