The "Gender Policy Questionnaire" for candidates, conducted nationwide in conjunction with the 2025 House of Councillors election. This network is now expanding to local elections nationwide!! Introducing teams planning to conduct the "Gender Policy Questionnaire" after October 2025.

Hyogo Citizens' Initiative for Gender Awareness Site https://genderequality-hyougo.jimdosite.com/

◎Survey Results for Kobe Mayoral Candidates Released!
 https://genderequality-hyougo.jimdosite.com/
Voting Day: October 26, 2025

 My Vote, My Choice.
We want to clarify what candidates think about promoting gender equality!
With this goal in mind, Hyogo residents came together to establish the “Hyogo Citizens' Initiative for Gender Equality”.
This Kobe mayoral election survey is being conducted primarily by members residing in Kobe City!
Which candidates are seriously considering gender equality?

＊Candidates are identified as A–D for ease of comparison.　Full details are provided below.

Candidate A: Fuminori Okazaki (56), First-time candidate, Independent
Candidate B: Hirotsugu Kijima (50), First-time candidate, Independent
Candidate C: Daisuke Goshima (48), First-time candidate, Independent
Candidate D: Yoshizo Hisamoto (71), Incumbent, Independent

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◎Hiroshima Prefectural Governor Election
 Voting Day: November 9, 2025
 #HiroshimaGovernorElection
Policy Questionnaire Now Open!
We are currently asking prospective candidates five questions about gender.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DP5wjs9CaYc/?igsh=ZjE4MXQ1Z2hpNnBu

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◎Azumino City Council Election, Nagano Prefecture
Azumino Citizens' Association for Gender Consideration https://www.instagram.com/gender_azumino/
Voting Day: October 12, 2025
 Winners announced (updated October 14).

https://www.instagram.com/gender_azumino/

This account was started by people who want to know the candidates' stance on gender issues in the Azumino City Council election🗳️
We plan to conduct a survey asking about their views on gender policies:📝
We'll publish the survey results to help you decide who to vote for! Stay tuned~❤️‍🔥

https://www.instagram.com/gender_azumino/

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Where is the election taking place?

~For those wondering when and where elections are held, see below↓↓↓~
For information on notable elections throughout the year:👉 https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/schedule/focus/
Monthly election information:👉　 https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/schedule/monthly/



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~For those interested in conducting a gender policy survey! ↓↓↓~
A page packed with tips on how to conduct a "Gender Policy Survey" https://wan.or.jp/article/show/11906
The "Gender Policy Survey" Implementation Team and Responses https://wan.or.jp/article/show/11949
Media coverage of the "Gender Policy Survey" conducted in 11 locations nationwide https://wan.or.jp/article/show/12020
How did the "Gender Policy Survey" go? Video recording of the roundtable discussion. Guest: Kazuko Fukuda of Fifty's Project https://wan.or.jp/article/show/12034
The "Gender Policy Survey" is expanding to local elections too.💫 https://wan.or.jp/article/show/12103

Once you decide to conduct the survey,
gendertokyoaction@gmail.com

We'll share information about the open chat for the loose "National Gender Policy Questionnaire Network," where you can ask various questions.

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This article was translated by Chizuko Hanaoka.
The original article is here