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Lawsuit to Lower the Candidacy Age in Japan

Lawsuit for Under-18s’ Freedom to Engage in Election Campaigning

2026.6.22

Changing Lives, Changing Society: A Young Lawyer on the Fight to Lower the Candidacy Age

Lawyer Yuri Mukai is taking on the Lawsuit for Lowering the Age of Candidacy as a member of the legal team, standing alongside plaintiffs of her own generation. Ahead of the appeal's first oral argument on June 22, we spoke with her about the hope she finds in the justice system and what this lawsuit means to her.

#Children & Youth Rights

Lawsuit to Lower the Candidacy Age in Japan