Voting under way in Japanese upper house election

Voting under way in Japanese upper house election

Misato Abe, an 18-year-old senior high student, casts her ballot in Japan's House of Councillors election at a polling station in the city of Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 10, 2016, as 18- and 19-year-olds are able to vote in national and local elections following an electoral law amendment lowering the minimum voting age from 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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