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Numbers & Recognition

A record is measured in change, not in counts.

On stage at the Mock Ward Mayoral Election

Numbers

The numbers, and what they mean.

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

0+ peoplePeople reached in total, across every program — the Mock Ward Mayoral Election, Osouji-tai, and outreach classes in middle and high schools.

0 participantsOf those, participants in the events themselves: three Mock Ward Mayoral Elections and three deliveries of Osouji-tai.

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

0 yearsAverage age across all 38 members — the number that shows what this organization is: teenagers at the centre of both the decisions and the running of it.

0+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.

0+Politicians and public servants we have worked with: ward and metropolitan assembly members, Diet members, mayors, officials. The network that has actually shortened the distance between teenagers and politics.

0 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.

0+Media appearances in 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 otherwise stated; where an item carries its own date, that applies. Definitions and sources are reviewed annually and updated here.

What is different afterwards.

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

3.73 / 4.00

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

92%

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

34.49%

The 92% comes from a voluntary questionnaire of participants and the 34.49% from actual national turnout; different bodies, different populations, so the two cannot simply be compared. Even so, we have seen for ourselves that the distance to voting changes between before and after.

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.

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

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

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
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 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.

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 presentation to then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2023)

Courtesy visits to the Mayor of Adachi and the Speaker of the Ward Assembly (2023, 2026)

Student panellist at the special lecture by the 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 afterwards — 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 enquiries, sponsorship — tell us which and we will point you the right way.

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