I vote this guy from the “Trans-Humanist Party” the most interesting candidate currently running in the Tokyo governor’s election.

The party is self-professed as “Patriotic Left Wing”, but his platform is what I would call futurist techno-libertarian meets cyberpunk one world government techno-socialism, sprinkled with some otaku agenda items. certainly the most outside-the-box thinking i’ve seen.

The first image translated:

Spread “I love you” as a greeting in Japan.
Make Reiki a part of mandatory education.
The patriotic left-wing Trans-Humanist Party will protect our freedom of expression.
Featuring world government @ global happiness.
Goto Teruki, 37 years old.

The second image lists all of his various platform positions. It ranges from inspired, to bizarre, to scary... Will follow up with translations of some of these gems...

On Coronavirus:
"Economy over self-restraint. Coexistence with coronavirus. Corona as an opportunity. I feel some uneasiness at the egocentric attitudes expressed by humans who make a big fuss about a single death while slaughtering many countless chickens and swine every day."

"Emulate Sweden on coronavirus, and Estonia on digitization. Coronavirus can only be overcome by a vaccine or immunity. The budget will be spent on vaccine development, healthcare, and quarantines."

"My plan is as follows: 1. End overzealous self-restraint, and regain daily life. 2. Require face masks outdoors. 3. Boost your immunity and don’t strain yourself. 4. Free reiki attunement."

The big headline says:

"Make Tokyo the number one AI and IT metropolis in the world."

This involves:
“6G Society 6.0 for sustainable development goals:
• Go beyond the six senses
• Make reiki treatments coverable by health insurance
• Transition from a materialist to a spiritual society
• Age of great harmony
• Fusion of man and machine
• Attain immortality”

"• Homo sapiens to homo deus. Humanity will evolve with the aid of technology.
• Build a world that is kind to people with disabilities harnessing super-technologies.”

"• Physical, gender, and ethnic barriers will be removed.
• I will open the gates to a new age of freedom and diversity
• Outer space energy."

"The realization of electronic government and online society:

• Ban the use of cash in Tokyo. Make Tokyo 100% cashless.
• Establish a standing room only commuter plane route between Tokyo and Osaka for ¥1000 ($10 USD).
• Rebuild Edo Castle."

"• The Trans-Humanist Partly will appoint an AI to the position of vice-governor.
• Prevent elderly driver car accidents with the broad adoption of self-driving cars.
• Build a kind world without lies."

• Use blockchain technologies to create a regional monetary unit, the "Digital Tokyo Yen".
• Using AI scoring and income information distribute a Universal Basic Income of up to ¥20,000 ($2000 USD) to every Tokyo resident via Tokyo Pay.

• With the adoption of AI and big data, leisure will become the primary occupation for humanity. Pensions, unemployment pay, and welfare can be terminated. MMT
• By moving government services online, citizens can access government services 24-7, year round...

There would be no need to go to the ward office or the convenience store. By going paperless and hanko-less, birth registrations, relocations, license renewals, identifications, can all be done online.
• Use your smartphone to view your medical records and vote in elections.

• Biometric ID, bank account, income and personal data, driver’s license, health insurance card, income tax return, pension, and unemployment will all be streamlined into a single source data, managed by the My Number system and a microchip.

• Microchip implants will be free, or biometrics will be used as electronic ID. One can leave the house empty handed. The system will also speed up recovery during disasters.

• Right to life and death: Legalize death with dignity and Euthanasia.
• Legalize designer babies. By genetic modification, healthy, hyper-intelligent and strong babies can by made.

• A 24th ward, the Bay Ward, and a 25th ward in the cloud, the Cyberspace Ward, will be added to Tokyo.
• Fusion with AI. Even if one’s body dies, by uploading one’s consciousness and creating an avatar in VR, one can live for an eternity. It’s sort of like Animal Crossing.

• Earthnoids are also Spacenoids.

• Turn NHK into a patriotic state operated broadcaster. If NHK is nationalized, we can do away with the destructive notion of prohibiting the broadcasting of political opinions. Broadcast fees will also be eliminated so the hate directed at NHK will also subside.

On Taiwan:
“I am the only candidate that advocates for the “reuniting of Taiwan with the motherland”, a third option aside from transfer to China, and independence. People of Taiwan, I apologize for 75 years of silence. People of Taiwan, we love you too. You are our compatriots.”

• Legalization of polygamy. One husband many wives, One wife many husbands, many husbands, many wives (its all good).

• ¥10,00 ($100 USD) a month vouchers for cosmetic surgeries.

• To eliminate the noise and dangers posed by the metropolitan airport, I will build the world’s largest hub airport at Umihotaru.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Bay_Aqua-Line#Overview

The land that Haneda airport occupied will be repurposed for the establishment of a domestic anime, manga, game, and tokusatsu super hero theme park.

• Spaying and neutering of stray animals to be made free.
• Make heath insurance cover Orthodontics and ceramic teeth.
• Decriminalize marijuana, legalize marijuana industry.
• Keep illegal downloads a non-punishable offense.

• Decriminalize chivalrous yakuza
• Legalize prostitution, de-stigmatize sex work.
• End adult video censorship. Do away with blurring + mosaic filters.

Symbiosis. Spiritual revolutionary. Yamato spirit. World Peace. Nippon Pride.

Establish a Space Age World Government.

He's on twitter under @gototeruki. Check him out.

who says #japanese #politics is boring.