BUS: low voter rate among young Japanese

I. Issue and reason

We chose the low voter rate among young Japanese. We chose this topic because we are facing a crisis in Japan but young people in Japan don’t have any interest in politicians’ policies.

II. Causes

1) First, there is apathy about Japanese policies. This means that young Japanese don’t have any interest in politics, so they don’t want to watch the news on TV or don’t study hard about Japanese policies in school.

2) Second, people don’t believe in Japanese policies. We all think there’s a dark side to Japanese politics. This means that there are many bad things like bribes or amakudari (link between the government and corporations), so young Japanese don’t trust politicians.

III. Solutions

We are in the darkness now, but have hope that there are three possible solutions:

1) The first solution is to make more chances to listen to candidates’ true opinions and what they stand for, such as making TV commercials or discussion programs. This will make elections more attractive and resolve political uncertainty. Only going around the city with noisy vans is a waste of time and money.

2) The second solution is to give people something if they vote in the election. For example, we can get tomato juice when we donate blood.

3) The third solution is to lower the voting age so that more people can participate in and be interested in elections. The moment we have the right and responsibility to vote, we have to pay attention to candidates’ policies. Now, we rarely have the opportunity to imagine voting. The third solution is to give them the good chance!