Abstract
On the occasion of the 2022 House of Councilors election, a student-led survey of approximately 1,000 Aomori University students was conducted in cooperation with NHK Aomori Broadcasting Station. The results showed that less than 40% of the students planned to vote, slightly lower than those who did not plan to vote. However top reasons for not voting were "busy" and "lack of interest in politics and elections", many students also cited reasons such as "it is difficult to understand the policies of political parties and candidates" and "policies for the youth are not communicated." In addition, many young people who planned to vote also thought that their own voting behavior would not change the world, and on the surface, their actions and thoughts seemed to contradict each other. As a result of the series of activities, which were reported to the class, the students showed a marked increase in interest in politics and elections, providing valuable information and perspectives for improving the future voter turnout of "Generation Z".
