An Internet campaign directed at young voters played a significant role in Barack Obama's election in 2008 as president of the United States.

But unlike other developed countries, Japanese law forbids candidates from using the Internet during election campaigns, whether it's updating their websites or even tweeting their names.

Hoping to change this situation by the next general election, young voters gathered in Nagata-cho Wednesday evening for the first meeting of the group One Voice Campaign, launched earlier this month.