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せーの! What's up amazing people? This is Iyasasa Radio by Akane and Minami. In this
radio we are going to talk about random topics in Okinawan Japanese and English.
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うぬーレディオでぐすーよんかいイエーゴとウチナーグチさんに
いっぺーうむさるはなしつづけやんでちうむといびん。
It took two weeks and eight days until the announcement of the upper house election
which is considered to be the most promising ballot counting on July 10th.
The prefectural election commission is working on threatening measures such as
issuing in order to remove illegal notice for the first time before the announcement at the
time of the lower house election in October last year and will continue this year. Election
officials may hear the real intention that it will not be exciting but general secretary
Ken Morita of the prefectural election said this year is election year including the governor's
election. I would like to consider a removal order. Illegal notices are banners and posters
with the name of the candidate on road and private land. According to the prefectural election,
there are almost no illegal notices at the time of election outside of the prefecture.
There are a few cases leading up to the removal order and the situation in Okinawa where illegal
notices are rampant is unusual. Last year the prefectural election commission issued to
removal orders for the first time before the announcement of the lower house election.
The first was 1136 and the second was 1072. Partly because of the election of this effect,
the number of removal orders after the announcement was reduced to 631. In the 2017
house of representative election, 1071 removal orders were issued after the announcement
and 1040 removed order were issued in 2014. General secretary Morita acknowledged that the
number of removal orders after the announcement is on the decline and the residents eyes on
illegal notice are getting stricter. The prefectural election commission created the first
poster showing concrete example of illegal notices at the time of the previous house
of representative election. Prior to this, there were complaints from the citizens of the prefecture
such as it is unsightly to display a large number of illegal notices, but recently we have
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specifically pointed out the illegality such as isn't the notice in that place illegal? It is said
that the number of voices to do increasing. On the other hand, by straightening measures against
illegal notices since the last election in the lower house, some election officials said the
election will not be lively. In response, general secretary Morita said the public office election
act restrict voters' free will election from being distorted by the financial strengths of the
candidates. Voters want fair elections. Candidates are positive. I want you to do your best. Get the
trust of the citizens of the prefecture.
I am working on strengthening measures such as issuing removal orders for illegal notices for the first time, and I will continue this year.
I can hear the sincerity from the election officials that it will not be lively, but the general secretary of the prefectural election commission,
General Secretary Morita, emphasized that this year he would like to consider the removal order
for the first time. Illegal notices include flags and posters with the names of candidates
on them, such as the road and the city. According to the prefectural election commission, illegal
notices are rarely seen during elections outside the prefecture. There are few cases of removal
orders, and the situation in Okinawa, where illegal notices are rampant, is abnormal.
Last year, the prefectural election commission issued removal orders twice for the first time.
The first time was 1136, and the second time was 1072. As a result, the number of removal orders
after the election was reduced to 631. In the 17-year election, the number of removal orders
after the election was 1071, and in the 14-year election, the number of removal orders was 1640.
General Secretary Morita pointed out that the number of removal orders after the election
was declining, and the citizens' attention to illegal notices was becoming more and more
strict. The prefectural election commission first created a poster showing specific examples
of illegal notices during the last election campaign. Before this, the people of the prefecture
were criticized, saying that it was unfair, but recently, there are more and more voices
pointing out that the notices in that place are illegal. On the other hand, by strengthening
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measures against illegal notices during the last election campaign, the voice of the election
officials said that the election would not be exciting. In response to this, the prefectural
election commission said that the prefectural election commission is trying to make sure that
the free will of the candidates is not distorted by the candidates' financial power. The candidates
want a fair election. I want the candidates to do their best to get the approval of the
people.
I need to make some correction about English.
Yeah.
I'm so lazy to translate from Japanese to English, and I keep saying prefecture, prefecture
means Okinawa prefecture.
Yeah.
Okay, I mean.
That's it.
All right.
Yeah, I just keep saying like a prefectural commission or the citizen of the prefecture.
The prefecture means Okinawa prefecture.
Okay.
Got it.
Yeah.
So this June, we are expecting upper house election.
I didn't even know that it's illegal to post posters.
Me neither.
On the street.
It's so usual in Okinawa, right?
I mean, it depends on the period of time they put the poster and something.
And it says.
According to Japanese law.
Yeah.
But it is really usual to see candidates' poster and flag on the street with someone's
property.
You know.
Like a random street.
Yeah.
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I didn't know.
I was digging about the information about this upper house election thing.
One of my friend told me like there are so much illegal activity on the election in Okinawa.
Like, I think some people grew up and raised in Okinawa and never lived in overseas or
mainland.
I think they don't have the idea it is illegal for election.
Yeah.
But I do know the election activity in Okinawa.
It's so weird.
And so much connection.
I've heard that one of my friends started doing this because of his senpai.
They recommended him to be in an election and they will support you 100%.
And I will introduce you to everybody.
It's illegal, basically, but people are trying to push this underground.
A lot of people do this and it became usual thing.
Yeah.
And they will invite their families and family's friend or like a bukatsu no oya toka neighborhood.
Anything they could reach on with the, I don't know how to say, humanity, not their plan.
Like a manifesto.
Second, third.
It's all about connection, local.
And you said that earlier, even if people are trying to force you to vote someone, you still have your choice at the election.
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Nobody knows who you vote.
Like you can pretend like, yeah, I will vote someone.
I will vote him.
And you can choose someone you think it's the right one.
Okay, so for the people supporting like specific person.
I don't think there will be a conversation about who to vote.
Yeah, that's right.
Anybody is fine.
What do you think?
I don't think so.
Do you?
I don't.
I don't think I should do that.
It's kind of sensitive question.
Like who you gonna vote.
Is it sensitive in Japan?
In Japan, nobody talks about election.
So, who cares?
Difficult to ask.
Difficult to ask and
Who cares.
Oh, I see.
For example, when you are asked who to vote.
Oh, you support this person.
Then what do you think about this person?
I don't know if it's acceptable to ask this person.
I don't know if it's acceptable to ask this person.
In the South,
I know some friends who are political,
they say something like,
What's happening this year?
But I don't know what to say.
I will check it out later.
It's like I'm getting to know people.
People who are good at media exposure.
Then I know who this person is.
I see.
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Then I see the content.
I see the story.
Oh, I see.
Something like that.
So,
If you have friends or family or friends
going to run the election,
then it's easier to support your connection.
That's true.
It's easy.
For example, if you are very political,
and you don't want to vote for anyone,
you can vote for your friend's friend.
If you think he's a good guy,
you can vote for him.
In Okinawa,
the more people you know,
the more you can win.
You can win if you know a lot of people
and you have worked in Okinawa for a long time.
That's what it means.
And also,
if you are rich.
Local
local council members
have held youth meetings.
Many of them have contributed to the local community.
I think their love for the locals
and their support for the locals
are connected.
It doesn't matter
their ability to lead.
That's right.
But
it is one of the good
keys
to choose
who to vote
if they dedicate to their local business
for many years.
On the other hand,
I think most of the candidates in Okinawa
kind of
dedicated to their local business.
Most of them are like that.
If you think about it,
there may not be much difference
in the number of people
who have contributed to the local community.
If you try to compete with them,
they may be doing the same thing.
I don't know.
For example,
if their parents
are the president of a company
and made Okinawa popular,
it's already a legacy.
I think that's where
fairness comes from.
Earlier, my friend said
she would vote if she was elected.
That's true.
But
I think
the spirit of
supporting people
who are close to you
and doing it because everyone is doing it
like Yuimaru
Yuimaru
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has been
utilized.
Like the posters earlier,
if 90% of people are doing that
and if I don't do it,
it's unfair.
So I just do
illegal activity.
If I run the election,
I do the same.
The point of the election
is to win.
I think this is the issue of
police or this commission.
If it doesn't decrease,
I think it's best to
abolish the right to vote.
That's true.
But if you give
such a fair punishment,
it's going to be crushed, right?
If it's a big deal.
You mean the police will be crushed?
It's not the police.
Being on top of the police force
is a taboo.
So
Okinawa's
Nadataru, Hide,
and Denryoku,
the top people,
who do they support?
Some say it in the media,
but in the end,
the CEO of the company
holds the key.
It's not that easy.
That's an interesting story.
It's illegal, so
I think the police
can't do
such a thing.
Especially when it's a big deal.
That's what I imagine,
but
that's what I think.
What was it?
You talked about
the awareness
of voting.
When it comes to
my situation,
I sometimes
go to elections
if I don't have work.
But if I have some plan
to do,
I sometimes don't go.
And I don't research.
So I have no idea
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who is
in this competition.
That's one thing.
And like
what people say,
I don't know
who I will vote for,
and I don't know
if my life will change.
I don't think so.
You know what I mean?
That's why
I don't go
because I don't think
I have any influence.
In the past,
in your life,
you want to change
in a political way.
Affecting on your life.
Not really.
I think it's natural
to go into
things that way.
If you think like that,
maybe
you can change it.
If you have someone
you want to promise to change,
you might be interested.
So
good or bad,
we don't have
bigger issue,
bigger which
we wanna
take action
to change it.
Yeah.
We talk about
foreigners always talking about
their politics.
And
they, like each of them
have their opinions.
And
there's a lot of information
and opinions.
I was wondering why.
According to
FNN online,
each country's
FNN online,
Japan is
139th.
And 53.68%.
Which place?
Which place?
It's not written.
It's not written.
If it's not written, I don't know.
Yeah.
So that's it.
But next is
America.
131th?
129th.
And
Vietnam is
1st.
99.26%.
99.26%.
Almost all of them.
Was it Vietnam
where An-san Tsutsuchi was?
Was it?
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Myanmar.
2nd is
Laos.
97.94%.
Singapore
95%.
Australia 91%.
And Sweden
87%.
Something like that.
Was Japan 40%?
53%.
In
2021.
Wow.
People in countries
with 90%
seem to have an opinion.
Yeah.
And in Vietnam,
which has the highest voting rate,
there is a tendency
to have a proxy vote
for things that are not legally
recognized.
It sounds like
cheating.
I feel kind of like that.
I'm not sure.
Just the imagination.
You can't just look at the voting rate.
In the countries
that are making a fuss right now,
the president's support rate is over 90%.
Which is
not real.
The support rate.
Even if you just look at the voting rate,
unexpectedly,
I don't think
the people in those countries
have a strong sense of election.
It doesn't make sense.
But the law situation
might be helpful.
In Singapore and Australia,
if you don't vote,
you will be fined,
and you will face social responsibility.
That's why it's higher.
Percentages.
In Sweden,
who is 18,
votes for the same candidate
as the actual election.
I think that's really good.
And before the election,
the candidate will come to the school
to give a speech.
It seems to focus on
getting the younger generation
to be aware of politics.
Japan should do that.
But it depends on who to come to school.
Even if that person comes,
I don't know.
Mr. Fuga
went to some high school
or junior high school
recently.
I heard that
he was biased against
the kids.
In the first place,
the voting rate is low
in this country.
It doesn't matter
which party you support.
But it's surprising
that the voting rate is low.
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Before seeing the other countries'
80% or 90%
No, no.
It's surprising that
the US has 50%.
Yeah.
But if you look at it by age,
our generation
has a problem
that we don't vote.
It comes up every year.
By the way,
10-year-olds have 1.89%.
10-year-olds?
Not this year.
18-year-olds.
20-year-olds have 6.48%.
30-year-olds have 10.74%.
30-year-olds
have less than
20%.
40-year-olds have 15%.
50-year-olds have 16%.
60-year-olds have 22%.
70-year-olds have 26%.
So the average is 40%?
So the average is...
This is
the percentage by age.
The percentage.
Not the voting rate.
So the voting rate
is 53%
Yes, yes.
So by age,
60-70-year-olds
decide
who will be elected.
But if you see
the data of
20s, 30s, 40s,
50s,
it's a lot.
It's a lot.
It's really a lot.
But
I don't think
the voting rate
and age
are linked.
The voting rate
is by country.
I see.
So the percentage by age
is the 50%
in Japan, right?
Yes, yes.
The percentage by age
is the percentage by age.
I see.
That makes sense.
So if there's a lot of young people voting,
it becomes a silver democracy.
What does it mean?
Silver?
60, 70, or 50-year-olds.
But isn't it always like that?
Well, yeah.
That's why
people who run for election
focus on
getting votes from that generation.
They put diversity as a performance,
but
like
you mentioned
earlier that
you don't have a problem
with who's to win or who to lose
and who's going to run
the government.
But
if you take a look at
their promises
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and scale it down,
I think they're all
related to their lives.
I guess.
Well,
a little bit.
Maybe they think
it doesn't matter
because they don't have much input.
I see.
Especially last year
when there was a lot of
media attention,
and I think
it's not just the media,
but I think
it's important for
women-driven policies
to be passed
so that
both men and women
can live
a normal life
without having to worry about
anything.
I think
it's important
for LGBT people
to live in a country
where they don't
have to worry about
the benefits of their
peers.
Because
it can affect
other values as well.
There are always
social minorities
and there's a possibility
that you might
become a victim of an accident.
Yeah.
Or,
as you said,
there's no backbone,
but there's nothing
to back you up,
so you have to
think about
whether you can
pass the law
or not.
I think
liberal policies
are important.
I don't know.
We watched
San...
Sanseito?
Sanseito on YouTube.
For those who don't know
about Sanseito,
it's a new party
mainly
on social media.
YouTube,
Instagram, Twitter, TikTok.
They used to
try to
destroy NHK.
It's like that.
It's a new way
to get back
old Japan.
How to raise
the level of education
of Japanese children.
About the virus
and Waku-chan,
he's
pretty
dirty
about it.
It's similar to
the conspiracy theories
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on YouTube.
He's pretty bold
about it.
It's interesting.
Yeah.
It's a little different.
I thought it was interesting.
Of course,
no matter
which political party
it is,
you don't have to
support it.
Because it's you.
You think,
this is good,
that is good.
What I like about
the new party is
that
if you want to change
politics or the country,
you have to
get educated
before you decide
to talk about religion
or politics.
I think I heard
what Minami said.
That person.
That's exactly what I said.
That's cool.
It's difficult
to understand.
It's like
you spread out
all of that
and yet
you don't think about anything.
Something like that.
It's not like
you like it or not.
You just
understand what they're saying.
It's like an old school
performance.
But
why
it's difficult
to get everyone
to vote.
Especially in Japan.
I don't know about other countries.
Foreigners love elections.
If you back in like you did before.
How much?
I don't know.
Back in or
you can get money.
If you vote?
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Yeah.
I think back in.
It depends on how much.
I don't know.
If it's 100 yen,
it doesn't hurt.
30,000 yen.
That's expensive.
I'll go.
But
back in.
If you have
a goal
and you want to
have a net election,
you can back in.
Until now,
people have been
asking for a net election.
But
it's ironic
that
Japanese politicians
don't have much trust.
Part of the reason
is that nothing changed.
They raise their voices
and it's full of bullshit.
Every time.
That's why
they lose motivation.
It makes them
suspicious.
And even if
they leave,
the world will keep moving.
And
people like poop
will win.
If you think about it,
if you don't participate,
it doesn't mean anything.
It's meaningless.
If you don't participate,
it's like
your freedom of speech.
That's what
some people say.
If you don't want to vote,
you don't go.
But
you shouldn't
vote.
It doesn't matter to them.
It's not about
TV or newspapers.
It's more
in the modern way.
I think they do it.
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook,
YouTube.
It's more
meaningful.
I need to join
this.
I want them
to spread it.
If this person does it,
it will change like this.
It's easier to understand.
Not only for adults,
but also for kids.
I think it's hard
to spread it.
A lot of influencers
do it every election.
They put a lot of votes
and explain it.
I think it's hard
to spread it.
For example,
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they try to target Akane
with their Instagram ads.
But nothing happens.
If they put ads,
it's illegal.
For example,
they use PR
to explain it.
If it's not an ad,
let's say there is Minamito.
If they try to explain it
on Minamito's Instagram,
it's illegal.
That's why it's hard.
I don't know.
It's hard.
That's why
it's really hard.
I think
it's really
hard for us
to reach people
like Akane
or someone
from the side.
It's probably
impossible.
I think
in the end,
it's like
don't give a fuck to you.
If they don't vote for me,
I think
it depends on
the age group.
I see.
Why do you want to be a politician?
Who?
Everyone.
Politicians?
Why do you want to be one?
Can I
do a personal analysis?
Half of the people
are parents.
Parents?
They are the ones who are
stuck in the system.
I think the elites
are the ones who are politicians.
Half of them.
Parents are the ones who
tell you what to do.
No, parents are the ones who are politicians.
I see parents are the ones who are politicians
and I need to follow them.
I think
you don't think about it.
I was born to be this way.
Like some people.
You don't want to do it, but you have to do it.
I don't want to be this person, though.
There are so many people like that in this country.
I think
it's problematic.
That's the pattern.
But that's not limited to politics.
Well, yeah.
I was in some situation.
Like a son or daughter of a company.
Yeah, that's also in Okinawa.
Like a group of people.
And when I go back to politics,
I'm more of a connection person.
And the other people,
like the lawyer Hashimoto I used to know,
or the mayor of Osaka.
Or vice-mayor.
Not vice-mayor.
Vice-mayor?
Whatever.
The governor of Osaka.
When you become a governor,
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there's also that kind of thing, right?
You have to have a professional career.
I think you have a strong sense of politics.
You have to be in the media,
make a name for yourself,
and go on trial.
And sometimes you go on trial as a fighter.
But why did you want to go on trial?
The lawyer Hashimoto.
To make a better world.
To earn money.
To be famous.
To control the world.
In your power.
I think it's like that.
There are a lot of reasons.
I don't think it's about stability,
but there are rights,
and power.
If you really want to be rich,
I think it's the first thing to do
is to start a business or become an investor.
But I don't think it's about stability
in politics.
You can use money.
That's a problem.
I don't know.
But,
I want to believe that
everyone is a good person.
But,
while everyone is working,
my heart is rotting.
I think everyone was originally a good person.
I think there are a lot of people
who really want to make the world a better place.
But this is the same as war.
It's a battle for each other's justice.
I don't hate this particular way of doing politics,
but that doesn't mean everyone is a good person.
Everyone has their own position.
It's about what kind of family
you come from,
and where you're from.
If you're different from Minami,
you have a different goal.
I think everyone wants to make the world a better place.
So, good people are what?
I don't know.
It depends on the person.
It doesn't matter if you're a good person or a bad person.
It's a job.
I think it's okay if you're a good politician.
Is there anyone like that?
I have no idea.
Akane,
you go when you don't have a job, right?
I go.
How do you feel when you go?
Even if I go,
I don't know what to do,
so I google them.
Why do you go?
To be an adult.
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That's what your parents tell you to do.
They tell me to go vote.
They say that a lot on Instagram.
If you don't go,
you'll feel bad.
As an adult.
I see.
It's hard.
You're still young.
On the other hand,
if a lot of people don't go,
if you're still young,
it's easy not to go.
Is that a problem?
Maybe.
If you don't go,
you're saying that
with your head down.
If you look at it long-term.
That's what you should be aware of.
In that article,
you said that
you were unhappy every day,
but you didn't know
when the voting day would be.
You're not interested.
You don't feel like you're going to change
by voting.
You're a woman in her 20s.
Your life doesn't change
no matter what you do.
But is that really the case?
You'll realize it
when your life changes.
If that time comes.
I don't think
you'll change
by voting alone.
I agree.
But you're overconfident about yourself.
Of course you won't change.
It's your problem.
It's up to you.
Whether you go or not.
How should I put this?
I often see young people
who don't go to the polls.
I often see that in the news.
That's the reason.
I don't think it will change
no matter how much I vote.
If you think about it
individually.
It won't change.
Everyone has the same vote.
It won't change.
If your vote is worth 100 votes,
will you go to the polls?
I don't think
you'll go to the polls
even if your vote is worth 100 votes.
That's why it sounds like
you're trying to justify
why you don't go to the polls.
It's just annoying.
Yeah.
But it was an interview.
Yeah.
Crisis actor.
It's a strategy.
I can't believe anything.
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I don't know.
It's hard.
But in the end,
it's the same conclusion.
I understand that feeling.
I've skipped
the polls twice in my life.
Only twice?
Yeah.
But at that time,
before I turned 20,
I thought it was normal
to go to the polls.
Because of your dad?
Yeah.
I had some smart friends.
It was impossible
for them not to go to the polls.
I was influenced
by them,
but I thought
it would be cooler
if I went as an adult.
You have your opinion
as an adult.
You don't have to vote for anyone.
Just go.
It's more popular.
You're interested in politics.
Yeah.
It's better to go.
You don't have to vote
for anyone.
You just have to go.
So you have to
do the online election
to make people go.
I don't know
how to say
go.
Hmm.
It's difficult.
When I think about the environment
I grew up in,
I think politics
is stronger.
I'm probably like that too.
It's natural.
But
for example,
a lot of influencers posted
their stories that I vote.
It makes me feel
a little itchy.
Like, I don't give a fuck.
I'm friends with them.
That's what I hear.
But
if models
and social influencers
don't go that far,
I think
they're already in a bad situation.
There are still
a lot of people who don't move.
Yeah.
You can't make them move anymore.
Yeah.
It's hard.
It's hard.
It's like
building a health insurance.
It's like that.
It's like
a health check
that everyone does.
Yeah.
Or
doing it at work.
I think the internet is good.
I think the internet is good.
I wonder how long it will take.
If it's the internet,
I think it will go up a lot.
Yeah.
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Surprisingly,
the physical distance
is really annoying.
Like when I'm in Tokyo,
I have to go to the nearest
public transportation station.
It's like
especially now,
we have to wear masks
and social distance,
but I still feel like
I have to go to the polling station.
It's like
online work from home.
Yeah.
I wonder why
they made a My Number card.
They made me do
such annoying things.
They didn't let me use my ID
and
I had to leave my personal number
and
send the postcard to my home address.
They did it
to make sure
that this person
put it in this person.
I think so.
But
if someone looks like me
and brings the postcard
to elementary school,
then
it's online.
But
for My Number,
do you share it
with other people?
I don't.
That's so
weird.
It's a contradiction.
All
contradictions in Japan.
But
what if it's online?
Online?
If it's online, it's fine.
Just
check your email
and vote.
But if you have to vote,
don't look it up.
That's important.
If it's like
you need to make a choice,
you need to research.
If you don't have time,
just choose a name.
A name.
If you don't have
that much interest.
But that might be a trigger.
If you're interested in politics.
Then
you can
dig into your life.
Yeah.
That's true.
And
even if you say that,
deep down, you don't
trust the Japanese government.
Not 100%.
Yeah.
I think young people
feel that way.
Yeah.
But
it doesn't seem like they don't trust the government.
You know what I mean?
It's a different world.
It's like people fighting on TV.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I totally get it.
They're doing it again.
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It's noisy outside.
They're talking all the time.
If you have a sense of trust,
you're open to politics.
Like, why?
It's not like that.
It's a parallel world.
It's like
you're living a life
without any interest.
You're like, yeah, only when you get paid.
Yeah.
Only when you
get paid.
And
I'm 20, 30, 40 years old.
Yeah.
I don't care about that.
Why are you interested in
older people?
Because
I don't know how old
older people are.
The 50 to 70-year-olds
have a higher chance of voting.
I think people in their 50s and 60s
have experienced
the economic bubble.
I think people in Okinawa
have experienced it.
People in Naito were all like that.
At that time,
there were a lot of young people
in politics,
so it was normal
to be interested.
Everyone was motivated.
To change the country,
or rather, the people around you.
So you became so peaceful
that you didn't have to do that much?
Peaceful?
Peaceful?
You became peaceful?
You became peaceful?
Yeah.
I was just a slave.
I want to say it's peaceful.
I can't say it's peaceful,
but everyone is stupid.
Brainwashed.
I don't know.
Is there any other
better expression?
I created people who don't think.
After the war.
But you can live
in peace.
That's right.
So just be
easy.
But
the interesting thing is
in the south,
the world is like this,
the universe is like that.
What kind of power
actually moves.
I'm interested in that,
but it's hard to be interested
in the world.
It's a strange feeling.
Even though you have
the right to participate
in the closest society,
you can't be interested
in that.
Like a young person.
But
you want to research a lot
of conspiracy theories.
Isn't that strange?
I just realized.
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Even though you want to see
the end of the universe,
you are not interested
in the current situation.
It's the closest way
to change it.
You can say
that you are happy
even if you can't change it.
But I wanted to research.
The more you
say something to Akane,
the less you understand.
I don't think so.
I'm not trying to be cool,
but I think that
a part of the performance
of a normal adult
is to go to the election.
To protect yourself.
I think
a lot of people
say that.
I think so too.
Or
you can make a politician
so that he won't
be elected.
There are a lot of ways to do it.
Some people
don't write their name.
Some people don't.
For example,
my friend
from Okinawa
was elected
but he didn't get
the peer pressure.
When he went to the polling station,
some people
wrote their name.
I think
some people do that.
But
young people
who are not interested
in politics
will be 50 or 60 years old.
What will happen
to people in their 20s?
Japan
doesn't have any children.
There is a possibility
that they are not Japanese.
People who can vote.
I think it depends
on how
foreign students
and immigrants
will accept Japan.
We are in a perfect
acceptance situation.
I think the
disappearance of Japan
can be a part
of the scenario.
We don't have
any children.
Maybe
people in their 20s
and 30s
will vote
for a society
where they can
raise their children.
The mayor
of Akashi
in Hyogo
is very good at
raising the birth rate
for public schools.
I don't know if
he is going to make it free.
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He is going to create
an environment where
children can be raised
and raise the birth rate.
That's awesome.
I think
no matter how global
the society is,
the Japanese
have to raise
Japanese children
no matter
how different they are.
It doesn't matter.
I can't find
an answer to that.
I don't know
who you are
talking to.
I don't think
there is any
merit in
not going.
I don't think
there is any demerit
in not going.
There is no reason
to not go.
By going,
you don't lose
anything.
You might be
robbed of your time.
But
when you don't go,
I don't know
if this is related to
self-esteem,
but
when you don't go,
for you
who don't go,
I don't think
there is any merit.
You don't use
your rights as an adult.
You only have
your time.
That's right.
So it's a matter of
time and effort.
You only know
the result of
time and effort.
It's a matter of
who you want to
join.
You don't need to go.
You have your
right to vote,
but it's not a necessity.
So you have
your right to vote.
If you
lose your right to vote,
will everyone
vote for you?
You can't vote forever.
You mean you get
a million yen?
You lose
your right to vote for
a lifetime.
So you can't
vote forever?
You can't vote.
1:03:01
If I say I'll give you
money, will people vote for you?
People who want money will vote for you.
Sorry,
that was just a wild guess.
If you
don't get elected,
why
do people say
young people don't get elected?
Do they say you're a bad person?
It's the same
in every era.
Why is that?
In the 50s and 60s,
there were
a lot of
active young people.
So
people in the south
like Satori,
Yurare,
what was it?
Yutori?
They're a cold generation.
And they don't
have money.
So
they're young.
Our generation was
warmer.
I think they're quiet.
I see.
Quiet kids
are scary.
The south was quiet.
They don't know
what they're thinking.
They're experiencing
their generation
getting excited.
I don't think
they know
that they're getting excited.
Who?
The kids.
There are a lot of people
who don't know.
Because their brains are
getting foggy.
So young people
don't get elected.
I think
a lot of people
don't get elected.
Like I said before,
there's no conversation.
Even among
young people.
It's taboo.
Religion, politics.
We should stop that.
Before we get elected,
we should have
an open society.
So
who do you vote for in the south?
It's not about
who I vote for.
It's about your politics.
But if you talk about it,
it's obvious who you vote for.
I don't think
there's an obvious
politician.
It's not about
how many people
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are in one party.
Even if you talk about it,
it's like,
this person is conservative,
liberal,
but I don't think
it matters.
But who you vote for
doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter.
That kind of conversation.
But if you have a conversation,
you get input.
You get interested,
and you can make your own decisions.
And if you don't know anyone,
you want to ask a lot of questions.
That's one thing.
But if it's taboo,
you won't be able to ask questions.
In the south,
you can't google or read books,
so you want to ask smart people.
But
there are a lot of
situations where you can't do that.
If you only talk to people
you've known for a long time,
you'll be
in a tight spot.
So if you can be more open,
you'll have more
opportunities to talk to people.
It's the same with your business.
When it comes to making money,
that kind of
values,
if you talk about it,
you can get a good job.
So
I feel like it all connects.
First of all,
people should be open about
their political views.
And you should go to
elections.
Because it's cool.
But I think it's also important,
like you said,
to tell me
the reason why you
are not interested in going to vote.
It's not a bad thing.
And
at least you're not hiding
anything.
Your opinion.
Yeah.
1:09:02
Can I
ask why?
There's a hint.
I don't know what to do
if people say they're not interested.
I don't know.
It's hard.
It's hard.
It's hard, but
I think it all connects.
To a free life.
I've been able to go to elections since I was 18.
Let's try. Vote.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's close.
Yeah.
It's illegal to post a poster.
Posting a poster
during an election.
Yeah.
But in Okinawa,
there are a lot of
activities that are
against the
labor law.
Yeah.
Bye-bye.
Bye.
