Recent Tokyo gubernatorial elections have seen voter turnout rates hover around 50%, and while some election officials consider this rate as "not particularly low," a notable disparity between different age groups has raised an alarm.
The Tokyo Election Administration Commission's statistics for the last gubernatorial election four years ago revealed that the turnout rate for those age 70 to 74 was 65.53%, compared with just 39.19% for voters age 21 to 24, a difference of over 26 percentage points.
Despite the lack of a quick fix to raise voter turnout, the commission is committed to engaging young voters through its outreach programs.
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