How to increase young
people’s interest in politics

At first
The voting rate of young people inJapan （10s~20s）is low.

・To raise the voting rate
・The politics other countries exert

Research methods

・questionnaire・the previous instance・paperattempt in Japan（parliament of juvenile in Yusa town of Yamagata prefecture）
Youth elect a town mayor or member of parliament
amongst the youth themselves and make proposals about policy

attempt in foreign countries（Sweden）
・mock election by youth（countries where the voting rate is high）
・fine・arrest

The situation of Fukui

The transition of voting rate

voting rate in JapanThe voting rateof youngpeople in Fukui
is quite low,compared withthat in Japan.

voting rate in Japan

voting rate of young people in Fukui

voting rate in Fukui
voting rate of young people in Fukuii
2010

2011

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2017

The questionnaire conducted in Takefu High School
The subject of this questionnaire:the second grade of takehu high school 104[The contents in the questions.]①Do you have an interest in the politics?
②Do you feel the politics is close to our lives?
③Would you like to participate in politics
through voting?

[Result]①Do you have a interest in the politics?

the politics is difficult

・The politics is difficult for thempolitics②Do you feel the politics is closer to us?

・They do not know about the[Result]③Do you want to participate in the politics through voting?

[Results and consideration ]There are many students want to take part in the politics.
→They can’t do so because they don’t have knowledge aboutit

We should inform the information about politics throughThe internet

Examples of activities which use the Internet

・NO YOUTH NO JAPAN・JAPAN CHOICE
・ivote・POTETO

uses instagram
voting navigation

student group which uses the Internet
advertising agency for politics

Do you know these activities?
In this information society, we needthe degree of name recognitionReference・5ch・yahoo!japan
・2ch・yahoo!kids

etc・・・

Reason・These are examples which succeed on Internet.

Create a platform for young people tocommunicate information about politics.
・The latest information on Fukui's politics
・You can press 👍 on the comments of the message
board which you like.
・The recommended political information ( highlyviewed articles) will be streamed to the user.After aggregating opinions on the platform
・Observe topics of interest and concern.

・Submit the opinions obtained to the county council

・Hold regular meetings once a month (frequency to be
determined by coordination)

General purpose
1, Make politics accessible to young people
2, Letting young people know the voice of the youth
3、Make politicians aware of the voices of young peopleReferences
・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2022) Voter Turnout by Age
Group in the General Election for the House of Representatives
https://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/news/sonota/nendaibetu/ June 22, 2022

・Ryokaku, Tatsuhei (2017) Why Swedish youth participate in politics.
https://www.slideshare.net/TatsuheiMorozumi/ss-75175179 September 14, 2022

・Fukui Prefecture (2017) Average Voter Turnout and Youth Voter Turnout
https://www.pref.fukui.lg.jp/doc/senkan/25sangisen_d/fil/wakamonotouhyouritu.pdf
November 30, 2022