today is 8/4! todays idol group is Akiba Kamen with one of the best concepts ive seen, an idol group to promote voting.
in 2016 japan lowered the voting age from 20 to 18, in order to promote voting among young people japanese agency "Alice Project" made formed the group to help bring intrest to vote. the quote below is from the alice wiki as the website is down
"The 2016 summer, the voting age for national elections will likely be lowered to 18 from the current 20.
To increase voter turnout of young Japanese, the unit was formed in the hope that young Japanese have a interest in politics.
The name is ‘Akiba Kamen’. Forming around Sakura Yuki who graduated from Tokyo University, they hold up the main theme「Let’s go to the polls」and will continue to deliver messages to young Japanese! A former member of the House of Representatives and a former governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, Higashikokubaru Hideo is also supporting them.
It will be the first House of Councilors election on July since the voting age for national elections will likely be lowered to 18 from the current 20.・ Focusing on the new age, how a voter turnout will end up?"
i wasnt able to figure out if they were able to increase voter turn out from 2016 but i figured this was a silly entry so i thought i would add this, they only have one song that i could find 'Senkyo Ikou Ze! (選挙いこうぜ！; Let’s Go to the Polls)'
although innactive and listed as a former group they are still listed on the website.
^offical promotional art i thought i would share
with that being said if you are able to vote in the US election take after Akiba Kamen and go vote!
