Correspondent: Riot Bunny
The influence of J-Pop supergroup AKB-48 has now spread to politics; their system of periodic surveys to determine their fans' favourite members is to be adopted for Japan's parliamentary elections.
'The public are sick and tired of anonymous backroom deals deciding who leads Japan,' explained political analyst Seiji Baka. 'AKB-48 elections show how a true democracy should work.'
A CD will be released every six months on which politicians sing their manifesto promises, and purchasers will be able to vote in upcoming elections. The winner becomes Prime Minister, with the other highest vote-getters forming the cabinet.
Foreign governments have responded largely positively to the plan. 'We're very pleased with this,' commented one senior US official. 'We had a very hard time taking Japanese politics seriously after Koizumi's Elvis impersonation. Now, we don't even have to try.'
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