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Discrimination against foreign residents and naturalised citizens must be actively combated through law and enforcement.

Japan should allow dual nationality — the current prohibition imposes unnecessary economic and social costs.

Hikikomori (severe social withdrawal) and the loneliness epidemic require sustained government intervention and destigmatisation.

Japan's childcare and parental leave policies still do not enable women to have children and pursue careers on equal terms.

Japan must accept significantly more permanent immigration to sustain its economy and pension system.

Japan should establish an independent anti-corruption agency with investigatory powers, given the repeated political funding scandals.

Japan should make it easier for citizens to use referendums to resolve constitutional questions.

Japan's political funding system (seiji shikin kisei) requires comprehensive transparency reform after recent donation scandals.

Japan's electoral system creates significant rural-urban vote weight imbalances that the courts should correct.

The close relationship between elements of the LDP and organisations advocating nationalist constitutional revision requires public scrutiny.

Japan's proportion of women in parliament is among the lowest in the OECD and requires active legislative intervention to change.

Japan's near-permanent LDP dominance weakens democratic accountability and produces policy capture by narrow interests.

Japan should formally end the longstanding ban on exporting lethal weapons to allies as part of its updated security posture.

Japan should develop stronger bilateral defence cooperation with South Korea despite unresolved historical tensions.

Japan's pacifist tradition, even if constitutionally revised, remains an important part of its global diplomatic identity.

The Quad (US, Japan, India, Australia) is an important counterbalance to Chinese military expansion in the Indo-Pacific.

Japan should make clearer security commitments regarding Taiwan given its strategic and economic significance.

Japan doubling defence spending to 2% of GDP is a necessary and overdue response to North Korean and Chinese military developments.

Japan should formally revise Article 9 of its constitution to reflect its actual and growing defence posture.

Japan should establish a national dementia care strategy with adequate public funding for community-based care services.