Meet the Youngest-Ever Mayor in Japan’s History | Ryosuke Takashima | TED

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   Sometimes citizens think, "Oh, this is my personal problem, personal issue." So it's the kind of waste of time to speak up.

   有时市民会想：“哦，这是我的个人问题，个人私事。”所以说出来是在浪费时间。

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   If someone speaks up and others agree with it, that personal issue becomes social issue.

   如果有人说出来，而其他人也表示赞同，那么个人问题就变成了社会问题。

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   With my administration, the city government actually do not make a town vision.

   在我的政府管理下，市政府实际上并不制定城市愿景。

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   Instead of that, citizens create vision by themselves, and we, local government, support the process.

   相反，由市民自己创造愿景，而我们地方政府则支持这一过程。

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   I'm Takashi Murayoshi, the youngest mayor in Japanese history.

   我是高岛崚辅，日本历史上最年轻的市长。

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