Voting under way in Japanese upper house election

Voting under way in Japanese upper house election

Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai, 19, who will take part in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, poses in front of a polling station in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on July 10, 2016, after casting his ballot in the House of Councillors election 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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