For All Those Who Don't Think They Can "Be a Politician" Free online seminar on Thursday, May 21 at 8 p.m.

Next Democracy, an election support social business aiming at the evolution of community-based democracy (operated by Chiikimori Corporation; Representative Director: Takuya Nunoda), will hold a free online seminar [Election and Congress Knowledge: Political Egg Seminar] on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.

For those who are interested in running for office but do not know where to start, the seminar will cover everything from the basics of elections and congress to the realities of running for office in an easy-to-understand two-hour seminar. The seminar will cover everything from the basics of elections and congress to the realities of running for office in two hours.

Eggs for Politicians Seminar

Background

The number of uncontested elections in Japan's local elections has been increasing, and the percentage of uncontested prefectural assembly elections in the 2023 local elections reached 25.9%. The assumption that "politicians are special people" and concerns about the cost of elections are preventing people with a desire to participate in politics.

On the other hand, most of the conventional electoral support programs provide assistance on "how to win," and there has not been a sufficient system in place to provide consistent support from policy planning onward.

Next Democracy will officially launch in May 2026 with the mission of increasing the number of politicians who are elected based on their thoughts and policies, without relying on "ground, signs, and bags. This seminar was planned as a gateway to this mission, with the aim of making politics "personal" to the participants.

Six things you can learn in the seminar

1. Understanding how elections work ---explaining the flow of candidacy, rules of campaigning, and arrangements until voting day from the basics

2. Understand the role of councils --- what local councils decide, and a realistic introduction to the daily activities of council members

3. Entering the era of being elected on the basis of policy -- A concrete introduction to the new election style in which candidates are challenged on the basis of their thoughts and policies

4. The Realities of Running for Office ---Information you need to know before running for office, including costs, preparation time, impact on family, and balancing work and family life.

5. Putting your "thoughts" into words --- perspectives and ideas for facing "why you want to become a politician

6. Thinking about your next steps -- Organizing the actions you need to take in order to run for office in earnest

Outline of the event

Seminar name: Election and Congress: A Seminar for Political Eggs

Date ： May 21, 2026 (Thursday) 20:00-22:00

Format: Online (Zoom) / 1 session, 2 hours

Participation fee: Free of charge

Target ： Anyone regardless of age or gender

Lecturers: Katsumasa Eboshi and Takuya Nunoda (co-presidents of Next Democracy)

Application : https://peatix.com/event/4996564/view

Profile of lecturers

Katsumasa Ebisu / Co-president of Next Democracy

Former member of the Toyama Prefectural Assembly for two terms and eight years (independent). Election planner. Representative of the Institute for Regional Development. Graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration and Information Science at Hamamatsu University. He was involved in the establishment of a national political party from the preparatory stage until 2025, and has served in various positions at the party center.

Takuya Nunota, Co-Chairman of Next Democracy and Representative Director of Chiikimori Inc.

Former member of Izumisano City Council for 5 terms and 18 years (non-partisan). Election planner with over 200 election campaigns under his belt. Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kansai University and the Graduate School of Accounting at the same university. He served as the director of the election department of a national political party until 2025. He has been practicing the "election fought only by policy" that does not depend on conventional relational elections, and has utilized this method in the training of the next generation of politicians.

About Next Democracy

Next Democracy is an election support social business whose mission is to increase the number of politicians who are elected on the basis of their policies, and not on the basis of their "ground, signs, and bags. We provide everything necessary for elections, including policy making support, election planning, PR material design, video production, and website production.

Official website : https://next-democracy.com

YouTube : Next Democracy Channel

Operating company

Chiikimori Corporation

Representative Director : Takuya Nunoda

URL ： https://next-democracy.com

A full-scale program for those who have decided to run for office, "Next Generation Politics School," is scheduled to begin on June 9.