The Right Way to Vote in the Reiwa Era That Every Japanese Person Should Know
What's truly wonderful about this era is that anyone can have a social media account or broadcast on a YouTube channel. Until now, what people meant to say was almost always twisted by the mass media. Now we can access so-called primary information.
We take part in politics through elections, and before we do, we should look at the following:
- Political parties
- The prime minister and Cabinet Office
- Each cabinet minister
- The candidates in our own electoral district
Go through their websites, social media, videos, and so on (including those of rival candidates), make an overall judgment based on background, philosophy, positions, policies, supporters, the balance of power, and more, and only then head to the polling station.
Never again should we do anything as foolish as voting for someone because we often see them on TV, because our favorite commentator backs them, because they come from a political family, because we know them as a former celebrity, because we saw their street speech in person, or because they shook our hand there.
After all, you could say that Japan's current political situation, which is hardly anything to be proud of, was created by exactly this kind of public engagement.