Fumika Konoura

15 years old, the 1st year student in senior high school

Tokyo - Japan

JJ - Do you have interest in politics? Yes or no. Why?

Yes I do because our life is greatly influenced by politics.

JJ - Which is the degree of involvement and knowledge of the citizens of this country related to the politics? Is there a real participation?

We know what’s going on in politics by watching TV. Yes, there is a real participation by the citizens to politics.  We have a chance to choose our representatives by election.

JJ - How the politicians look like for the society? Which are the most common commentaries about politics and politicians?

I think politicians are essential to our society.  If we don’t have our politicians, our country will lose some order and there will be some confusion or disorder in our society.

JJ - What about the electoral advertising in the country? Do they inform the electors?

Politicians let people know of their ideas by making speeches in the process of elections or they publish some papers in which they write about their ideas about what they want to do to make the society a better place for the citizens to live in.

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