TOKYO, June 17, 2015 (AFP) - Japan passed legislation to lower the voting age to 18 from its current 20 on Wednesday, allowing teenagers into polling booths for the first time.
The move will bring Japan -- where political power resides firmly with the burgeoning older generations -- into line with other developed countries and will extend the franchise to an extra 2.4 million 18- and 19-year-olds.
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