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TEIGEN at Fifteen held its civic education program, Mock Ward Mayoral Election — The Other Side of the Ballot Box.
Forty-four middle and high school students from across the country took part, along with eight members of the Adachi Ward Assembly.
Part 1: icebreaker and discussion
Part 2: the mock election
Held to raise young people's sense of a stake in politics, to test active learning, and to create occasions to meet politicians, the Mock Ward Mayoral Election was covered by the Asahi Shimbun, the Yomiuri Shimbun and many other outlets, and closed to a considerable response for a first event.
Acknowledgements
The following supported and helped make this possible. Our sincere thanks to all of them.
Adachi Ward; the Adachi Board of Education, Ward Assembly and Election Administration Commission; Ritsumei Inc.; local Adachi organizations; Earth Guardians Japan; organizations promoting civic awareness; Kotobukiya Co., Ltd.; Katsuyuki Yamada; Speaker Tetsuya Kudo; and assembly members Yu Sugimoto, Ayumi Mizuno, Yuma Nishinohara, Ai Sato, Kentaro Tomita, Yuiko Ginkawa and Masanao Kaji. In no particular order.
A student organization tackling the gap in opportunities for teenagers through hands-on education, with the mission of giving every teenager the chance to meet a self they have not yet met. Founded in Adachi, Tokyo in 2023; 38 high school and university students from 22 different schools across the Tokyo area take part. First Prize at the 1st National High School Policy Championship, the NHK President's Award at the 70th High School Students' Speech Contest, and a policy proposal to the then Prime Minister at his office (all 2023). The Mock Ward Mayoral Election has been held three times in Adachi, co-hosted with the Adachi Election Administration Commission in 2025 and 2026.
"15-sai no Teigen" in this article is the name TEIGEN JP used until May 2024 (name change notice).
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