A look at Japan's Team Mirai, a party founded by software engineers that won 11 of 465 parliament seats by promising self-driving buses and high-tech jobs
With a ponytail, an indigo suit and a black T-shirt covered in lines of computer code, Takahiro Anno stands out in the button-down halls of Japan's government.
In this thread, I will outline the platform of Team Mirai and profile the 11 lawmakers elected to the House of Representatives in the most recent election. Admittedly, I am a fan of this party. [image]
Team Mirai, single-issue party focusing on AI and Techonolgy, was one of the most successful party in the 2026 Japanese HoR election. They won 13.1% in Tokyo PR block, and 11 MPs were elected nationwide. The map clearly shows where their voters are; the city centre. [image]
Political party Team Mirai wants to replace foreign workers in Japan with AI. Their brilliant idea is to replace white-collar jobs held by Japanese workers & force them to “retrain” to handle work predominantly done by immigrant laborers, such as construction, elderly care, etc. …
The problem is Japan does not have the complete ecosystem and lacks working force at both lower and higher end of the tail. Guess using an open sourced model?