AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo To Be Broadcast Live On Google+

04 June, 2012 by Mus

In addition to being broadcast on Japanese television through Fuji TV, the AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo will also be streamed on the internet this year, as announced, on Google+. The broadcast will start at 5:20pm (Japan Standard Time) on 6 June, with the ceremony being shown in full. At 11pm, the winner’s speech will also be live-streamed on YouTube. However, due to Japanese labor laws, in the case that an under-18 member wins the top spot, that broadcast will be from her home instead.

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Mus
Writer who also doubles as the photographer during event coverage. Mus' interests in Japan lie in the language, literature, popular culture and underground rock bands. Having an academic background in Japan, Mus is also particularly interested in the study of Nihonjinron.

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What you mean by the labor laws???
- Mus
  
  According to Japanese labor laws, minors are not allowed to work from 2200 – 0500HRS, barring special circumstances (like males working shifts). Should you wish to read further about it, it is under the Night Work section, Article 61 of the Labor Standards Act (労働基準法).
  
  http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/laborstandardsact_amendment2008.pdf
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Where will it be streamed live from? Google+?
- Supermerlion
  
  As stated by Mus above, it will be streamed on the website Google+. AKB48 has a dedicated page for the elections on the site.
  
  The colored words above are hyperlinks, clicking on them will bring you to the respective AKB48 Google+ and YouTube pages where you will find the streams on the given date.