For anyone who still feels politics is a long way off:
the Mock Ward Mayoral Election is back.
A day on the side of an election you never normally see.
Work in a group with politicians and people you haven't met,
and stand in an election run entirely by students.
The mayor's seat is yours to take.
Date: Thursday 20 March 2025 (public holiday), 10:00–17:00
Venue: Adachi Ward Office main hall and the assembly chamber
For: middle and high school students who can attend in person
Cost: free
Places: around 50, first come first served
Applications: Saturday 1 February to Tuesday 18 March
Application form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO3C25XPaKoNrRbvSwi6FnN4nHyiTrkVRjFLWZm1z2tw44Ug/viewform
Hosted by TEIGEN JP
Co-hosted by the Adachi Election Administration Commission
Supported by the Adachi Board of Education, Ritsumei Inc. and Earth Guardians Japan
With the help of the Adachi Ward Assembly and the Tokyo Denki University newspaper committee
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A student organization working on civic education and teenage participation in public life, driven by the gap in who gets opportunities. Our mission: every teenager should get to meet the person they have not yet become. Around forty high school and university students from Tokyo and the three neighbouring prefectures run it. Our programs include the Mock Ward Mayoral Election — held in the ward office and the assembly chamber, taking participants from drafting policy through candidacy to the count — and Osouji-tai, which builds a sense of ownership over shared space through cleaning. More than 1,000 people have now learned how democracy feels from the inside.
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