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Our executive director, Soka Horii, appeared as a commentator at "High School Students Ask Japan's Leaders: Hints for How to Live", held at the Ikeda Civic Cultural Hall.
Before an audience of about a hundred, mostly middle and high school students from Osaka, they spoke with Ryo Harada, Mayor of Minoh, and Koji Morita, Mayor of Miyake. Drawing on what two serving mayors actually do, they discussed how students with few chances to take part in politics can still get heard.
From his own experience, Horii argued that being different from the people around you can be a strength, and that the real substance of growth is inside the setbacks — and the room worked through what to hold onto in an unpredictable time.
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.
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