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This article is a full transcript of the following video released on Takahiro Anno's official YouTube channel on May 10, 2025 (Sat).
Hi, this is Takahiro Anno. I've recently launched a new party, "Team Mirai." Today, I'd like to share what we'll do and what will happen if "Team Mirai" becomes a national political party within 100 days. While some aspects might be a bit niche, I want to show you just how much can be achieved in 100 days.
If "Team Mirai" becomes a national political party, the first thing we will do in the first 100 days is to create an engineering team in Nagatacho. We aim to establish a team of about 10 engineers in Nagatacho. Becoming a national political party provides access to political party subsidies. This funding can reach tens of billions of yen for larger parties, but for smaller parties, it's typically around 100 million to 200 million yen annually. However, even with 100 to 200 million yen, we can establish an engineering team of approximately 10 people. While political party subsidies are typically used for election campaigns, we intend to dedicate these funds entirely to the creation of digital public goods. Nagatacho is where the Diet (National Parliament) is located; therefore, the "Nagatacho Engineering Team" will focus on updating politics and Nagatacho itself.
Some may question what a team of only 10 engineers can accomplish. However, recent advancements in AI have dramatically increased software development efficiency. Current AI development allows small teams to achieve remarkable results. Many recently emerged AI startups, such as Cursor and Devin, have built companies worth 100 to 200 billion yen with teams of only 10 to 20 people. This is an era where small teams can achieve unprecedented success. Furthermore, as a non-profit organization, we don't need to profit; we can focus solely on creating public goods.
All outputs and creations will be publicly released as open source. This open-source approach allows us to build an open-source community beyond the core team of 10. Therefore, it won't just be 10 people; the Nagatacho Engineering Team's 10 members will be augmented by AI, and anyone in society who wants to contribute to open source will be able to. With this team, we believe we can achieve what was previously impossible. The creation of the Nagatacho Engineering Team for this Nagatacho update is our first objective.
So, what do we want to achieve with the Nagatacho Engineering Team? I believe we can accomplish a great deal. Our second goal is to rapidly execute societal implementation achievable even by small teams. I'd like to present some examples. First, we aim to create open-source software to adapt successful examples from Taiwan's digital democracy to Japan.
Taiwan has a system called "JOIN." This isn't just a regular bulletin board; it's a government-run platform where anyone can post suggestions for new laws or policies. But it's more than just posting; users can also express their support by giving "likes." If a suggestion receives 5,000 likes, indicating support from 5,000 people, the relevant government department promises to review it. This is different from simply posting on a regular bulletin board; gathering 5,000 likes ensures the proposal receives genuine consideration.
This system has worked well in Taiwan for the past decade, resulting in roughly 10,000 new proposals. Of these, about 350 surpassed the 5,000-like threshold, receiving official government review. Approximately 170 (about half) of these were ultimately adopted as national policies.
I believe a similar system can be implemented in Japan today. To this end, I've launched the "Digital Democracy 2030" project and created the "Idobata System." We aim to further develop this system to enable similar mechanisms in Japan. Because it's open-source, any local government that finds it beneficial can adopt and implement the "Idobata System" (similar to Taiwan's "JOIN") immediately, without needing new development or procurement processes. This would greatly increase responsiveness to change for local governments and the national government. Implementing a system like "JOIN" in Japan is one of our goals, and it's certainly feasible for our small team.
We have many other ideas. For example, one is to improve the public comment process using "Public Hearing AI." Currently, the public comment process is overwhelming. Masses of copy-pasted comments are submitted, making it difficult to discern public opinion. We aim to solve this with AI. AI would consolidate similar opinions, allowing us to focus on the range of opinions rather than their sheer volume.
Analyzing this range of opinions is incredibly labor-intensive for current government officials. We believe AI can significantly improve efficiency and accuracy. Examples in the US show that AI-powered consolidation of public comments has allowed for faster and more accurate analysis of high-volume submissions. We believe this technology should be advanced in Japan and it is quite feasible. By adding an authentication function, we can create a platform enforcing a one-comment-per-person rule to prevent manipulation. This would help to rectify the current broken public comment system, and our small team can create the necessary open-source software. That's our second idea.
There are many more ideas, so I'll summarize. Third, we can establish prediction markets to enhance policy-making capabilities. This system, known as Futarchy, utilizes market mechanisms. The buying and selling platform represents a form of collective intelligence. Observing futures markets provides strong signals regarding future price trends, and stock prices are effective indicators of company value. Applying this to policy, prediction markets can help assess the impact of policies A and B, incentivizing participation through economic benefits.
Prediction markets can support policy-making. However, this is currently somewhat illegal in Japan. We would explore creating such a prediction market for policy-making purposes by applying for a regulatory sandbox exemption. We are also considering developing open-source super apps for local governments. While similar apps are needed by each government, having 1,500 separate implementations would be incredibly expensive. An open-source package would allow vendors to adapt it, greatly reducing costs and improving efficiency. I have several more project ideas, and even more possibilities exist. This is where your input is invaluable.
In short, with a small, non-profit team that can work for six years without needing to profit and focusing solely on creating public goods, we can become incredibly agile and provide support to many aspects of society.
Our third goal is to act as a "utility party" – a highly cooperative party – to work with other parties and local governments to promote these proposals. This collaboration involves two aspects: policy and technology.
Concerning policy, we can establish a cross-party parliamentary group to promote open and inclusive discussions on AI. We'll collaborate with other parties on AI and technology-related matters, even if they take the lead on drafting or presenting the proposals; our contribution will still support the national effort. We aim to create a platform engaging the public and sharing our insights. We can leverage the "Idobata System" and "Public Hearing AI" from Digital Democracy 2030. We would also use a dedicated YouTube channel to broadcast discussions between parliamentarians, opening up what was previously closed-door policy-making processes to create an open and transparent platform.
Regarding policy-making, while I've focused on the tech team, we can contribute significantly. AI experts have been largely absent from the Diet. However, with "Team Mirai," introducing AI expertise will have a huge impact. Our policy-making capabilities will be significantly enhanced. This is the policy collaboration aspect.
The second aspect is technological collaboration. Similar to "Digital Democracy 2030," we would provide neutral support for technological adoption by other parties and local governments. We are focused on digital transformation for both the Diet and local governments. Since our goal is to transform society using technology, we would support others even if we have policy differences. We believe this would greatly benefit Japan, so we aim to provide technical support to other parties extensively.
We refer to ourselves as a "utility party." We aim for smooth cooperation with other parties to achieve significant results.
I've presented three goals for our first 100 days as a national political party: 1) Establish a Nagatacho Engineering Team; 2) Rapidly implement projects achievable by a small team; and 3) Actively cooperate with other parties and local governments as a "utility party" to maximize our impact.
Looking beyond the first 100 days, we aim to transition towards a more decentralized and autonomous organization, often referred to as a DAO. Currently, power is heavily centralized around me as party leader, creating significant dependency. We want to decentralize decision-making to reduce dependence and maximize societal impact.
As a newly established party, we have immense potential once we become a national political party. However, we are still in our early stages. We greatly appreciate volunteer support and financial contributions. Details can be found on the Team Mirai website linked below. We also appreciate channel subscriptions and likes. Thank you.
Team Mirai Official WebsiteTeam Mirai is a new political party founded by AI engineer Takahiro Anno. Transforming politics through technology, and building Japan's future together. team-mir.ai
This article is a full transcript of the following video released on Takahiro Anno's official YouTube channel on May 10, 2025 (Sat).
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