Which of the following statements about Japanese youth is CORRECT?

a. Although traditionally there has been a low turnout for young Japanese voters, this pattern has begun to shift over the last decade.
b. The turnout rate for younger Japanese voters has been substantially and consistently lower than older voters.
c. Polls indicate that Japanese youth are at least as interested in politics as are youth in other industrialized countries.
d. Polls indicate that Japanese youth are about as dissatisfied about the current state of affairs in their country as are youth in other industrialized countries.
e. Polls suggest that Japanese youth are more pessimistic, rather than apathetic, about politics in Japan.

a