The following articles have been posted on Asian Currents:
Will Japan’s lowered voting age reverse decreasing voter turnouts?
With many Japanese proclaiming a lack of interest or understanding of politics or key issues, STACEY STEELE looks for indications of whether the recent lowering of the voting age to allow 18- and 19-year-olds to vote in national elections will have an effect on voter turnout.
Time for leadership and engagement in Malaysian Studies in Australia
AMRITA MALHI argues that Australia needs to look beyond Malaysia’s current political impasse and the 1MDB crisis engulfing Prime Minister Najib Razak and engage more widely with our important neighbour.
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