If citizens want a better Japan, they need to turn out for Sunday's election and vote against the old-school lawmakers and those who aim to inherit a parent's seat as if it were a birthright, according to American businessman Bill Totten.
"If the Japanese really care about their country, they should turn out at the election in record numbers," said Totten, the 58-year-old president of K.K. Ashisuto, a Tokyo-based computer software distribution company.
Totten has lived in Japan for 31 years and has authored a series of books. He often takes part in TV debates comparing society in Japan and the United States.