Nation's teenagers ready for right to vote

Japan is set to take a baby step toward rebalancing the age scales when lawmakers lower the voting age to 18 from its current 20, allowing teenagers into polling booths for the first time.

The move will bring Japan - where political power resides firmly with the gray of hair - into line with other developed countries and will extend the franchise to an extra 2.4 million 18-and 19-year-olds.

And it's about time, teenagers say.