Exciting Confirmation of Schools for the 3rd National High School Policy Koshien Regional Qualifiers!
The Japan Junior Chamber, based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, has officially announced the schools and teams participating in the regional qualifiers for the 3rd National High School Policy Koshien. This competition is an initiative aimed at high school students across the nation, empowering them to think critically about social issues by creating policies based on specified themes. The main objective of this contest, which started in 2023, is to cultivate a sense of political awareness among young individuals, allowing them to envision their future society while recognizing their role as sovereign citizens of the nation.
For this year's event, two categories have been set for policy submissions: the designated theme category, titled "Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!" and the free theme category called "You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!". Over 350 teams from 33 prefectures submitted applications, surpassing last year’s numbers significantly. Upon thorough document screening, the following teams have qualified to participate in the regional qualifiers:
1. Designated Theme Category: Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!
- Akita Prefectural Akita Minami High School / Global Leaders (Akita)
- Yamagata Prefectural Nanyo High School / Jiang Village's Students (Yamagata)
- Seibu Gakuen Bunri High School / MOGIY (Saitama)
- Honjo Higashi High School / Reiwa's Lincoln (Saitama)
- Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa High School / ProjectY (Chiba)
- Ikubunkan High School / Power of Children (Tokyo)
- Shukutoku Sugamo High School / Democracy Club (Tokyo)
- Waseda University Senior High School / UNIGAKU (Tokyo)
- Saku Nagase High School / Soralink (Nagano)
- Saku Nagase High School / Pinties (Nagano)
2. Free Theme Category: You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!
- Oozora High School / AirCore (Hokkaido)
- Iwate Prefectural Tono Ryokuhou High School / RYOKUHO (Iwate)
- Furukawa Reimei High School / Furukawa Reimei Rice Project (Miyagi)
- Fukushima Prefectural Iwaki High School / Youth Policy Club (Fukushima)
- Seibu Gakuen Bunri High School / Want to Go to the Prime Minister's Office (Saitama)
- Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa High School / ProjectYY (Chiba)
- Kaisei High School / Kaisei High School (Tokyo)
- Seiryo High School / Vote for Japan 2050 (Tokyo)
- Tsukuba University Affiliated Komaba High School / New Local Creation (Tokyo)
- Nagano Prefectural Nagano High School / Hometown Love (Nagano)
1. Designated Theme Category: Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!
- Gifu Prefectural Gifu High School / Gifu High School Agri Group (Gifu)
- Kyoto City Horikawa High School / Lantern (Kyoto)
- Kyoto Prefectural Rakuhoku High School / Digital Election Promotion Group (Kyoto)
- Osaka Tsukuba Kaisei High School / Electric Eel (Osaka)
- Osaka Seiko Gakuin High School / Seiko Political Forum (Osaka)
- Sanyo Gakuen High School / Future Creation☆Idea Soda (Okayama)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Wisdom Academy High School / Lemonade (Hiroshima)
- Ehime Prefectural Imabari Higashi Secondary Education School / SF Keepers (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Team 99 (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Team Nochi (Ehime)
2. Free Theme Category: You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!
- Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School / Kyoto's Future Can Se Party (Kyoto)
- Osaka Prefectural Tsurumi High School / MTNM (Osaka)
- Osaka Prefectural Tsurumi High School / Re.Truther (Osaka)
- Osaka Seiko Gakuin High School / Youthquake (Osaka)
- Kansai University First High School / Mana Poli (Learning × Policy) (Osaka)
- Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo High School / Group 11 (Hyogo)
- Tokushima Prefectural Joto High School / Tokumachi Lab (Tokushima)
- Ehime Prefectural Imabari Higashi Secondary Education School / ‘Team Cultured Meat‘ (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Election Jackpot (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Five Happy Friends (Ehime)
1. Designated Theme Category: Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!
- Seido Mikawadai High School / LINK (Nagasaki)
- Oita Prefectural Information Science High School / HEARTS - Connecting Futures Through Students' Policies (Oita)
- Oita Prefectural Information Science High School / JYOKA DOLL (Oita)
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ozu High School / Hinomaru Kawaii (Kumamoto)
- Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki West High School / Foucault's Pendulum (Miyazaki)
- Showa Pharmaceutical University Affiliated High School / Rescue (Okinawa)
2. Free Theme Category: You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!
- Fukuoka Prefectural Itoshima Agricultural High School / Itoshima Agricultural Education Project (Fukuoka)
- Seido Mikawadai High School / LED Fluorescent Party (Nagasaki)
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ozu High School / Hinomaru Kawaii (Kumamoto)
- Oita Prefectural Information Science High School / neXus (Oita)
- Oita East High School / Oita East Social Club (Oita)
- Okinawa Prefectural Kitayama High School / Tida - A World Where the Yanbaru Kuina Can Fly (Okinawa)
Regional Qualifiers:
Teams Progressing to the Regional Qualifiers:
Finals:
The finals will consist of presentations at the venue, and an internet voting system will be used for national voting. The judges attending the event will evaluate the participants on-site. The team with the highest votes through the internet will receive the Grand Prize.
National Voting (Internet Voting):
Official Website for the National High School Policy Koshien:
www.seisakukoushien2025.com
For this year's event, two categories have been set for policy submissions: the designated theme category, titled "Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!" and the free theme category called "You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!". Over 350 teams from 33 prefectures submitted applications, surpassing last year’s numbers significantly. Upon thorough document screening, the following teams have qualified to participate in the regional qualifiers:
Eastern Japan Region
1. Designated Theme Category: Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!
- Akita Prefectural Akita Minami High School / Global Leaders (Akita)
- Yamagata Prefectural Nanyo High School / Jiang Village's Students (Yamagata)
- Seibu Gakuen Bunri High School / MOGIY (Saitama)
- Honjo Higashi High School / Reiwa's Lincoln (Saitama)
- Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa High School / ProjectY (Chiba)
- Ikubunkan High School / Power of Children (Tokyo)
- Shukutoku Sugamo High School / Democracy Club (Tokyo)
- Waseda University Senior High School / UNIGAKU (Tokyo)
- Saku Nagase High School / Soralink (Nagano)
- Saku Nagase High School / Pinties (Nagano)
2. Free Theme Category: You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!
- Oozora High School / AirCore (Hokkaido)
- Iwate Prefectural Tono Ryokuhou High School / RYOKUHO (Iwate)
- Furukawa Reimei High School / Furukawa Reimei Rice Project (Miyagi)
- Fukushima Prefectural Iwaki High School / Youth Policy Club (Fukushima)
- Seibu Gakuen Bunri High School / Want to Go to the Prime Minister's Office (Saitama)
- Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa High School / ProjectYY (Chiba)
- Kaisei High School / Kaisei High School (Tokyo)
- Seiryo High School / Vote for Japan 2050 (Tokyo)
- Tsukuba University Affiliated Komaba High School / New Local Creation (Tokyo)
- Nagano Prefectural Nagano High School / Hometown Love (Nagano)
Western Japan Region
1. Designated Theme Category: Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!
- Gifu Prefectural Gifu High School / Gifu High School Agri Group (Gifu)
- Kyoto City Horikawa High School / Lantern (Kyoto)
- Kyoto Prefectural Rakuhoku High School / Digital Election Promotion Group (Kyoto)
- Osaka Tsukuba Kaisei High School / Electric Eel (Osaka)
- Osaka Seiko Gakuin High School / Seiko Political Forum (Osaka)
- Sanyo Gakuen High School / Future Creation☆Idea Soda (Okayama)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Wisdom Academy High School / Lemonade (Hiroshima)
- Ehime Prefectural Imabari Higashi Secondary Education School / SF Keepers (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Team 99 (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Team Nochi (Ehime)
2. Free Theme Category: You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!
- Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School / Kyoto's Future Can Se Party (Kyoto)
- Osaka Prefectural Tsurumi High School / MTNM (Osaka)
- Osaka Prefectural Tsurumi High School / Re.Truther (Osaka)
- Osaka Seiko Gakuin High School / Youthquake (Osaka)
- Kansai University First High School / Mana Poli (Learning × Policy) (Osaka)
- Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo High School / Group 11 (Hyogo)
- Tokushima Prefectural Joto High School / Tokumachi Lab (Tokushima)
- Ehime Prefectural Imabari Higashi Secondary Education School / ‘Team Cultured Meat‘ (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Election Jackpot (Ehime)
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School / Five Happy Friends (Ehime)
Kyushu and Okinawa Region
1. Designated Theme Category: Creating the Future of Japan! Sustainable Digital Policies!
- Seido Mikawadai High School / LINK (Nagasaki)
- Oita Prefectural Information Science High School / HEARTS - Connecting Futures Through Students' Policies (Oita)
- Oita Prefectural Information Science High School / JYOKA DOLL (Oita)
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ozu High School / Hinomaru Kawaii (Kumamoto)
- Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki West High School / Foucault's Pendulum (Miyazaki)
- Showa Pharmaceutical University Affiliated High School / Rescue (Okinawa)
2. Free Theme Category: You are the Prime Minister! Local Social Issues and a Bright Future!
- Fukuoka Prefectural Itoshima Agricultural High School / Itoshima Agricultural Education Project (Fukuoka)
- Seido Mikawadai High School / LED Fluorescent Party (Nagasaki)
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ozu High School / Hinomaru Kawaii (Kumamoto)
- Oita Prefectural Information Science High School / neXus (Oita)
- Oita East High School / Oita East Social Club (Oita)
- Okinawa Prefectural Kitayama High School / Tida - A World Where the Yanbaru Kuina Can Fly (Okinawa)
Upcoming Schedule
Regional Qualifiers:
- - Eastern Japan: July 24, 2025 (Thursday) at Tokyo Metropolitan Government
- - Western Japan: July 27, 2025 (Sunday) at Kyoto Prefectural Assembly Old Chamber
- - Kyushu and Okinawa: July 26, 2025 (Saturday) at Itoshima City Council
Teams Progressing to the Regional Qualifiers:
- - Eastern Japan: Top 3 teams from each category (total of 6 teams)
- - Western Japan: Top 3 teams from each category (total of 6 teams)
- - Kyushu and Okinawa: Top 2 teams from each category (total of 4 teams)
- - Total teams advancing: 16 teams
Finals:
- - Date: August 25, 2025 (Monday) at the House of Councillors Annex
The finals will consist of presentations at the venue, and an internet voting system will be used for national voting. The judges attending the event will evaluate the participants on-site. The team with the highest votes through the internet will receive the Grand Prize.
National Voting (Internet Voting):
- - Voting Period: September 1 (Monday) - September 20 (Saturday), 2025 - a total of 20 days
Official Website for the National High School Policy Koshien:
www.seisakukoushien2025.com
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