Young people voting
In Japan the voter rate for teens was 31.33%. Is this higher or lower than you expected?
Do you think male or female teens vote more? Why?
answer: female turnout is slightly higher among teens (Male: 30.02%. Female: 32.75%.)
The voting rate for people under 30 is far below some other countries (like Sweden).
How can Japan increase the number of young voters in elections?
online voting
online campaigning
celebrity campaigns
get high school students to volunteer at polling stations
make everyone who doesn’t vote pay a fine (like in Australia - $55)
At the moment only Estonia allows fully online elections
In France, if you don’t live in the country, you can vote online. People living there can’t
Recently a campaign, with celebrities who are popular with young people, was launched. They all encouraged young people to vote
Can you match the names to the faces?
Sayaka Akimoto (former AKB member)
Tamae Ando (actress)
Kanna Hashimoto (actress)
Shizuka Ishibashi (actress)
KOM_I (singer)
Tomoya Maeno (actor)
Taiga Nakano (actor)
Fumi Nikaido (actress)
Shun Oguri (actor)
Rola (model)
Masaki Suda (actor)
Taka (musician, One OK rock)
Kenichi Takito (actor)
Ken Watanabe (actor)
Why do you think young people don’t vote so much?
Match the reasons why young Americans (under 30) didn’t vote to the percentage:
0.1%
5.8%
10.2%
17.2%
33.5%
I forgot
Not interested
Too busy
Bad weather
I don’t like any candidates
Why do you think….
In the US, very few young people under 30’s vote compared to people over 60?
In Australia, the voting rate is almost equal?
In Brazil more people under 30 vote than people over 60?
2020 Data
In Brazil:
people 18-70 have to vote by law. There is a fine of about 60 cents if you don’t vote
however, proof of voting is sometimes required to apply for a job, get a passport, be accepted to university , get a loan, work for the government
16 and 17 year olds can vote if they want to
sources:
https://cultureuniversitytokyo.com/2021/10/17/voiceproject/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2020/04/07/the-time-is-now-to-equip-young-people-to-be-good-voters/?sh=673053ae2dc5
https://ysa.org/4-reasons-young-people-dont-vote-and-what-to-do-about-it/
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190724/p2a/00m/0na/008000c