Momoko Nojo, 24, is the founder of No Youth No Japan, an organization that aims to educate and empower young voters in the country. She made news when she launched a petition criticizing sexist comments made by former Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori in 2021 and, this year, was included on Time magazine¡¯s list.
1. How did you first start No Youth No Japan? I started the Instagram account when I was doing a study abroad program in Denmark.
2. Why did you choose Denmark? I was in the third year of my university studies, and I didn¡¯t want to start job hunting (as Japanese students traditionally do in that year), so I decided to take a break for a year and go there to study. I was interested in their welfare system.
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