The House of Representatives election reminds me of 2009. Before the election, there were still a few politicians who used twitter before the election, but when the election was announced, they stopped using it all together.
It is true that the Public Offices Election Law, which half-heartedly prohibits campaigning via the Internet, is outdated and problematic, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t get any election information on the Internet.
For example, this service from Google, the
Google 選ぼう 2012 http://www.google.co.jp/landing/senkyo2012/index.html
It’s simple, but very well put together. And it’s a responsive design.
The information on proportional representation and constituencies is also easy to understand.
The information on political parties is also well organized.
“I don’t know what to base it on.”
“There are no politicians I want to vote for.”
“TV and newspapers give you biased information.”
“It’s outdated that you can’t use the Internet for campaigning.”
といった言い訳をする前に少しでもこうした情報を見て、自分なりの選挙に参加したいと思っています。
