Voting for the Best Policy Award in National High School Policy Koshien Begins September 1st

National High School Policy Koshien Voting

The National High School Policy Koshien, organized by the Japan Junior Chamber (Japan JC), has officially launched its online voting for the outstanding award. This exciting event allows high school students across Japan to brainstorm and present their innovative policies addressing pressing societal issues.

What is the National High School Policy Koshien?

This initiative aims to encourage political engagement among youth by providing them with a platform to formulate policies and present them to the government. Launched in 2023, this year marks the third installment of the event, challenging students to craft policies under two specific categories: “Creating Sustainable Digital Policies for Future Japan!” and “You Are the Prime Minister! Addressing Local Social Issues for a Brighter Future!”.

The competition this year saw an unprecedented number of entries, with 352 teams comprising around 1500 students from 33 prefectures across the country. After several rounds of evaluation, 16 teams (8 from each category) have earned their spot in the finals, competing for the prestigious Best Policy Award.

Voting Process

The winner of the Best Policy Award will be determined through a national online voting system, where the team with the most votes will take the prize. To participate, voters must register via the official LINE account or the Koshien website, where they can read the submitted policies before casting their votes. Voting is open from September 1 to September 20, 2025.

Here are the official links for more information:

Finalist Teams and Policies

Category 1: Creating Sustainable Digital Policies for Future Japan!

1. Soralink (Nagano Prefecture, Saku Nagano High School) - “Not Alone, Thanks to Technology.”
2. Reiwa Lincoln (Saitama Prefecture, Honjo East High School) - “An ICT Learning Course for the Elderly, With Elderly, For the Elderly, Shaping Japan's Future!”
3. LINK (Nagasaki Prefecture, Seido Mikawa High School) - “Smartphone Supply PROJECT: Bridging Digital Inequality through Community-Based Programs”
4. Gifu High School Agriculture Team (Gifu Prefecture, Gifu High School) - “Supporting Agricultural Efficiency and Workforce Security through Neighborhood Sharing of Farming Equipment”
5. JYOKA DOLL (Oita Prefecture, Oita Prefectural Information Science High School) - “A Place to Fulfill Learning! - After-School Secret Place Project”
6. ProjectY (Chiba Prefecture, Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa High School) - “Planning Policies for a Generational Cooperative Digital Platform”
7. Akari (Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City Horikawa High School) - “Connecting Youth Voices to the Future with the ‘Mirai Hub’ Concept”
8. Future Creation☆Spark Soda (Okayama Prefecture, Sanyo Gakuen High School) - “Rural OS: Cultivating a Digital Agricultural Revolution”

Category 2: You Are the Prime Minister!

1. Re.Truther (Osaka Prefecture, Osaka Prefectural Hosh High School) - “Correct Information: The Strongest Lifeline! - Protecting Lives from Information Disasters.”
2. Team Cultured Meat (Ehime Prefecture, Imabari Higashi Secondary Education School) - “Establishing ‘Cultured Meat Special Minister’ for Early Domestic Legislation as a Blue Ocean Strategy”
3. Kyoto Future Thinking Party (Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto Prefectural Saga High School) - “Symbiosis in Tourism Industry and Tourist Destinations”
4. Project YY (Chiba Prefecture, Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa High School) - “Digital Talent Development and Information Dissemination Integration Project for Regional Revitalization”
5. Oita Tohmei Social Studies Team (Oita Prefecture, Oita Tohmei High School) - “We Are the Protagonists! Creating Opportunities for Youth to Engage in Local Revitalization”
6. New Regional Revitalization (Tokyo, Tsukuba University Attached Komaba High School) - “Hometown Tax Reduction System”
7. Furukawa Reimei Rice Project (Miyagi Prefecture, Furukawa Reimei High School) - “Supporting Transition to Direct Seeding Practices to Protect Japan's Staple Food-Rice”
8. Tidah – A New Era for Yanbaru Quina (Okinawa Prefecture, Kitayama High School) - “Designing a Future that Citizens Can See, Talk About, and Choose Together”

Contact Information

For inquiries, please reach out to:

Japan Junior Chamber 2025 National Group
Chairman: Junichi Kanemoto
Vice Chairman: Masato Kinoshita
Email: [email protected]

To find out more about the National High School Policy Koshien, visit the official website.