The world¡¯s top economies and financial watchdogs have repeatedly warned Japan to take action against its snowballing debt, but it¡¯s the younger generations of Japanese who stand to be most affected by the repercussions as a shrinking and rapidly aging population bleeds social security dry.
Teenagers continue to go unheard by politicians because they constitute a smaller proportion of the population. But Yamato Aoki, 21, is one of a small group of young Japanese who are trying to get teens more involved in political discourse to shape government policies.
While other organizations, such as ivote and Teen¡¯s Rights Movement, have tried to raise political awareness in high schools by holding mock elections, Aoki has created a forum that allows high school students to actually exchange opinions with Diet lawmakers.
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