Japanese young people have low desire to participate in politics. How does the government attract votes?

News on September 27, do you still remember the widely sung song "Hiroshima Mon Amour"? Many people remember the place name Hiroshima. Recently, a group of pure and lovely girls came to Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. However, their identities are a bit "special". They are from a Japanese female idol group STU48. Perhaps most Chinese people are still a little unfamiliar with this idol group, but if you mention the Japanese female idol group AKB48, everyone is very familiar with it. In fact, the two groups have a "blood" relationship. STU48 is the sister group of the Japanese female idol group AKB48. It announced its formation on October 10, 2016. It will set up a ship theater on the stage in the 7 prefectures of the Seto Inland Sea. It is scheduled to be launched in the summer of 2017. Set sail. However, the purpose of their trip was "unusual" and they were charged with the important task of mobilizing young people to actively participate in politics.

According to Japanese reports, the Hiroshima Prefecture Election Management Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Election Management") in Japan has been a little "worried" recently because the election of the governor (the head of the prefectural administrative district in Japan) will be held in November. , but young people always have an "indifferent face" towards politics. In order to mobilize their enthusiasm, the Hiroshima Prefectural Election Control Bureau had an "idea" and hired a group of young and lively girls to shoot TV advertisements to encourage young people to vote. , and these 7 young and beautiful girls are from the female idol group STU48. On the 26th, at the Liberty Lawn Plaza of Central Park, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, 7 members of STU48 participated in the recording and filming of a TV commercial.

"Why should you vote?" The members of the women's group used this simple slogan to interview the county residents. With sweet smiles, they called on the county residents to think more about the reasons for voting and the significance of voting. The girl group members Yuri Tsuchiki (18 years old) and Yano Honka (18 years old), who were born in Hiroshima Prefecture, came to their hometowns this time. Since they have reached the minimum age to vote in the election, they will also go vote.

The Hiroshima Prefectural Election Administrator was forced to do this. The “bleak experience” of the 2013 Hiroshima Prefecture governor election is still vivid in our minds. The voting rate of young people in their 20s was less than 20%, far lower than Turnout among other age groups. The person in charge of filming the TV commercial said, "I hope young people will think carefully about the reasons to vote after seeing the TV commercials and posters."

The Hiroshima Prefectural Election Control will be released on October 26 Announcement, voting and counting will begin on November 12. Posters will be posted in commercial facilities, hospitals and other places, and a three-minute TV commercial will be posted on the Hiroshima Prefectural Election Control official website. When the time comes, when young people see the charming angelic smiles of the idol members of the girl group, they may vote on a "whim".