Politically savvy teen casts 1st early vote in lower house election

An 18-year-old high school student cast Wednesday the first early vote in Japan's House of Representatives election, which was open to those aged 18 and 19 for the first time.Natsuki Nakagawa was at the head of the queue outside a polling station in Mino, Osaka Prefecture when it opened at 6:30 a.m., the earliest to do so in the country.A third-year student at a prefectural high school, Nakagawa said a mock exam will keep her away from the polls when general voting takes place on Oct. 22."Since I'm going to (cast an early vote), I thought I'd try to be the first to vote," she said. "I thoug…READ FULL ARTICLE