Mac Akasaka, 64, Chairman of the "Smile Therapy Association Foundation," performs at the Third Street Promenade on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Mac is a Japanese political activist and perennial candidate. He has run for various political offices in recent years, including the Minato City Assembly (2007), the House of Representatives (2007, 2009, and 2010), Governor of Tokyo (2007 and 2012), Governor of Osaka Prefecture (2011), and Governor of Niigata Prefecture (2012), running as the candidate of the "Smile Party" (スマイル党). In these elections he has become known for flamboyant election speeches, often in costume, and for staging impromptu concerts in public areas such as central Shibuya.
