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I'm curious what percentage of the older population is still voting vs younger generation.

A shift to a younger population could have significant political effects, possibly towards a less rigid/conservative/traditional Japan. I'm not very familiar with Japanese culture, can comment on whether the younger population exhibits similar traits similar to the older population or are they more progressive?

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In my albeit limited understanding: The older generation completely dominates voting policies, and the younger (Sub 25) generation is mostly indifferent towards politics.

As reference Shinzo Abe, and the Japanese Prime Minister, the man behind Abeconomics is fairly unpopular among the younger generation (Citation needed, this is something I mostly understood from forums), and he still won his re-election.

Again the above should be taken with a grain of salt, as most of my interactions with the Japanese are done through a couple of forums, which could lead to a very skewed perspective.

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