Sixth period, the gymnasium.
Heads down. A voice carrying.
"Elections matter!"
In that moment something caught in our chests.
What is missing is
not lessons about politics but chances to do it.
The whole story, and what is behind it, is on the project page.
High school students take over the assembly chamber: hosting Mock Ward Mayoral Election 2026
https://for-good.net/project/1003327
Come and walk alongside TEIGEN JP.
A chance for every young person to learn politics firsthand
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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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