Biography

秋葉仮面とは？

２０１６年夏、１８歳、１９歳が選挙権を持つことになった。 若者の投票率を上げるため、もっと政治へ関心を持って欲しいと願い発足したユニット。 その名も‘秋葉仮面’ 東大卒のリーダー桜雪を 中心にメインテーマ‘選挙いこうぜ！’若い世代に発信し続けます！ 元衆院議員、元宮崎県知事の東国原英夫も応援中！

選挙権年齢が20歳以上から18歳以上に引き下げられて、初の選挙になる7月の参院選。全く新しい“時代”をにらみ、気になる投票率は？

初の選挙になる7月の参院選(6/22公示、7/10投開票)

What is Akiba Kamen?
The 2016 summer, the voting age for national elections will likely be lowered to 18 from the current 20.
To increase voter turnout of young Japanse, the unit was formed in the hope that young Japanese have a interest in politics.
The name is ‘Akiba Kamen’. Forming around Sakura Yuki who graduated from Tokyo University, they hold up the main theme「Let’s go to the polls」and will continue to deliver messages to young Japanese! A former member of the House of Representatives and a former governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, Higashikokubaru Hideo is also supporting them.
It will be the first House of Councillors election on July since the voting age for national elections will likely be lowered to 18 from the current 20.・ Focusing on the new age, how a voter turnout will end up?