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Numbers & Recognition

A record is measured in change, not in counts.

A Mock Ward Mayoral Election award presentation in the Adachi Ward Assembly chamber, watched by serving assembly members
Tokyo special wards24th the year before
Nationwide58of 1,562 assemblies

ASSEMBLY IMPACT / ADACHI

Turn one day of listening to young people
into a record of assembly reform.

A Mock Ward Mayoral Election does not end when the event closes. An assembly can publicly record that it opened its chamber to young people and that members across party groups joined them in policy dialogue as a resident-participation initiative.

From the Adachi Ward Assembly published recordThe assembly held a student-run Mock Ward Mayoral Election and worked to advance civic education.

In the Waseda University Manifesto Institute Local Assembly Reform Survey 2023, the Adachi Ward Assembly ranked second among Tokyo special wards and 58th of 1,562 assemblies nationwide. The assembly itself records the Mock Ward Mayoral Election as a resident-participation reform carried out in 2023.

Discuss bringing it to your assembly View the Adachi Ward Assembly source
On stage at the Mock Ward Mayoral Election
Speaking at an event

Numbers

The numbers, and what they mean.

Reach

How far has it reached?

1,000+ peoplePeople reached, in total

Across every program — the Mock Ward Mayoral Election, Osouji-tai, and outreach classes in middle and high schools.

6 editionsEvents held

Three Mock Ward Mayoral Elections and three deliveries of Osouji-tai: Protect Your Neighborhood.

240 peopleParticipants, in total

Of those, the number who took part in the events themselves.

The Team

Who runs it?

17.0 yearsAverage age of our members

Averaged across all 38 — the number that shows what this organization is: teenagers at the center of both the decisions and the running of it.

38 peopleMembers

Mostly high school and university students, more than half (53%) in high school, from many different schools across Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures.

Network

Who do we work with?

120+Politicians and public servants engaged

Ward and metropolitan assembly members, Diet members, mayors, officials. The network that has actually shortened the distance between teenagers and politics.

15+Partner institutions

The Adachi Ward Office, Ward Assembly, Board of Education and Election Administration Commission, companies and other organizations. Counted as ongoing relationships, not one-off contacts.

Recognition

How is it seen from outside?

9 awardsAwards and selections

First prize at the National High School Policy Championship, the NHK President’s Award, an Award of Excellence at the NEO Awards, and others: work judged from outside.

30+Media appearances

The Asahi, Yomiuri and Mainichi newspapers, public bulletins, online outlets and elsewhere — times someone else chose to report on this.

* Figures are as of June 2026 unless noted; where an item carries its own date, that date applies.

What is different afterward.

Participant satisfaction, Mock Ward Mayoral Election 2025 (out of 4.00)

Participants who said they wanted to vote in a real election (participant questionnaire)

For comparison: turnout among 18- and 19-year-olds at the 2022 House of Councillors election (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)

* The 92% comes from a voluntary survey of participants; the 34.49% is an actual national turnout figure. The two were produced by different bodies from different populations, so they cannot be compared directly.

Evidence Register

Publish what the numbers mean.

Each value comes with what was counted, when it was measured, and where it can be checked.

92%Want to vote in a real election

The share of participants who answered that they wanted to vote in a real election in the survey after the 2025 program.

As of
After the 2025 program
Source
Mock Ward Mayoral Election case study
3.73/4.00Participant satisfaction

Satisfaction on a four-point scale in the 2025 participant survey. The 2023 result was 3.60.

As of
After the 2025 program
Source
Mock Ward Mayoral Election case study
1,000+ peopleTotal beneficiaries

The cumulative total across all programs, including the Mock Ward Mayoral Election, Osouji-tai, and outreach classes at middle and high schools.

As of
July 2026
Source
Results summary on this page
5/47Prefectures with delivery or engagement

The total number of prefectures classified as BASE, PROGRAM, or EXPOSE. NOT YET is not included in the reached total.

As of
July 2026
Source
TEIGEN VISION 2030 expansion map
2/23 wardsAdachi Ward Assembly reform ranking

The overall ranking among Tokyo special wards in the Waseda University Manifesto Institute Local Assembly Reform Survey 2023. Adachi ranked 58th of 1,562 assemblies nationwide. Its published record lists the Mock Ward Mayoral Election as a resident-participation initiative.

As of
2023 survey
Source
Adachi Ward Assembly published record

Impact

Measuring change, not counts.

We read our results on three levels: what we did, what changed in people, and what was left behind in society.

  1. OUTPUTWhat we did
    • Several Mock Ward Mayoral Elections in Adachi
    • Outreach classes in elementary, middle and high schools
    • Over 1,000 people reached across all programs, including outreach classes (as of July 2026)
    • Of which six events with 240 participants in total — three Mock Ward Mayoral Elections and three deliveries of Osouji-tai
    • More than 15 partner institutions and more than 120 politicians and public servants worked with
  2. OUTCOMEWhat changed in people
    • 92% of participants said they wanted to vote in a real election
    • Satisfaction of 3.73 out of 4.00 at the 2025 event
    • Participants coming back round to run it
    • A better grasp of drafting policy and deliberating, and more belief that they can affect things
  3. SYSTEM IMPACTWhat was left behind
    • Joint outreach classes with the Adachi Election Administration Commission, since March 2025
    • Ongoing working relationships with the ward office, the assembly and the board of education
    • The Mock Ward Mayoral Election is listed in the Adachi Ward Assembly published record as a resident-participation reform
    • Institutional research on a youth council model
    • Operating know-how standardized, and preparation for taking it elsewhere

Recognition

Awards, selections and outside assessment

Awards and selections
National first prizeFirst prize, inaugural National High School Policy Championship (2023)Supported by the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Ministry of Education. Our TEIGEN: mock elections nationwide, and digital election reform.
NHK President's Award70th High School Students' Speech Contest for International Understanding and Cooperation (2023)Hosted by the United Nations Association of Japan. Special Prize in the Tokyo round; NHK President's Award in the national round (301 entries nationwide).
Award of ExcellenceAward of Excellence, Earth Day Tokyo's fourth NEO Awards (2025)The entry was exhibited at Marui Yurakucho.
Second-round selection at JCI JAPAN TOYP 2025; world finalist at The World Scholar's Cup (2024); and othersNine awards and selections in total, as of June 2026.
Courtesy visits and speaking
The Prime Minister's OfficeCourtesy visit and policy proposal to then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2023)
Courtesy visits to the Mayor of Adachi and the Speaker of the Ward Assembly (2023, 2026)
In conversation with Mercy Tembon, then Vice President of the World Bank (2025); in conversation with the Mayor of Ashiya at Summer Conference 2025; and othersSpeaking engagements are listed in full on the Speaking page.

Methodology

How we measure, and what we will measure next.

Current

How we measure now

Every program runs a participant questionnaire covering satisfaction, intention to vote and free comment, and every delivery is reviewed and its lessons recorded. Partner institutions and media appearances are counted annually and published with the date they were counted.

Next

What we are adding

Fixed-point measurement of how attitudes change between before and after; tracking what participants do afterward — voting, local activity, where they go next; systematic collection of assessments from host schools and government; and an annual report. All of it so that "we held it" is not the end of the sentence.

The annual report is in preparation. When it is published it will appear here and in Newsroom.

Next Step

The same thing, where you live.

Bringing the Mock Ward Mayoral Election or Osouji-tai to you, booking a speaker, press inquiries, sponsorship — tell us which and we will point you the right way.

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