Ryutaro Sato won¡¯t be going to the polls on Sunday when Japan holds a general election. In fact, he¡¯s never cast a ballot since reaching voting age five years ago.
¡°It seems pointless,¡± says the 25-year-old office worker based in Tokyo¡¯s neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡°The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will probably win anyway, since there aren¡¯t any strong opposition parties,¡± Sato says. ¡°It seems as if it has always been like that. What¡¯s more, I don¡¯t feel that the policies being put forward are going to impact me in any significant way.¡±
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