In another problem, a poster displaying a sexually explicit image appeared on various billboards in Tokyo on the evening of 20 June. The Metropolitan Police Department issued a verbal warning to the candidate over the poster, which featured an apparent female supporter. Police said the image violated the metropolitan government's ordinance on prevention of disturbances by emphasizing nudity and promoting indecent language and behavior. The candidate told reporters, "I was asked by police to remove the posters promptly, and I will do so accordingly." The candidate also said, "I thought it was within the legal range" and "I believe that freedom of sexual expression should also be strongly guaranteed."