A planned trial run for displaying Japanese political advertisements on convenience stores' electronic signage screens has been canceled, an association promoting the digitalization of election campaigns said Monday.The first attempt to run such ads using a retailer's digital signage had been scheduled to start Tuesday and last for a week at FamilyMart Co. stores in Tokyo, in a bid to encourage young people to become more interested in politics amid low voter turnout."The dates were not met as we carefully considered whether to participate in the trial," a company official said, adding the …READ FULL ARTICLE
