Teen Voters and Politics in Japan
August 24, 2016Author: Satō Shin
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
This July, in the first national election since the lowering of the voting age, young people seemed to endorse the status quo. But voting is not the only form of political activity. Adult voters should reconsider their own approach to politics.
Tags: DPJ, elections, Japan, LDP, SEALDs, silver democracy, teen voters, teenage voters, Tokyo, Upper House Election
JPP: Impact of new teenage voters uncertain
April 18, 2016Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
This summer’s House of Councillors (HOC) elections will be the first in which Japan’s eighteen and nineteen year olds can vote. Ahead of this historic vote, the Asahi Shimbun conducted a mail survey of soon-to-be-eligible young voters, seeking to understand how they view Japanese politics and society. In the near term, teenage voters could introduce an element of uncertainty into elections, particularly since the Asahi poll suggests that they could be an especially liberal voting bloc.
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