NOT VOTING This photo taken on Oct. 22, 2021 shows Shoma Motegi, a student and a member of the Japan Youth Conference NGO, working on his projects at his home in Yokohama. Veteran leaders who cater to a graying population, archaic campaign tactics and a lack of political education have led to chronically low turnout rates among young people, voters and campaigners say. AFP PHOTO
TOKYO, Japan: Shoma Motegi will vote for the first time in Japan's general election on Sunday, but the 19-year-old is a minority in his age group — something he wants to change.
Veteran leaders who cater to a graying population, archaic campaign tactics and a lack of political education have led to chronically low turnout rates among young people, voters and campaigners say.
