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Manifesto
The DPJ's Eight Pledges to Transform Japan

Sweep Away Wasteful Spending! No Tax Increases Targeting Salaried Workers Realisation of an
Realisation of a Safe and Secure Society without Inequalities, and of Everyday Happiness Promotion of
From Concrete to People, People, People Toward a Fair and Transparent Market Economy
Decentralisation Reform - Entrusting Regional Affairs to the Regions - Real Postal Reform - From the Public to the Private Sector

Realisation of an

We will withdraw Self Defense Forces from Iraq by December 2005 and embark on reconstruction assistance appropriate to Japan.

The Democratic Party of Japan will possess its own autonomous vision in contributing to the peace and prosperity of the international community, emphasising the aim of "an enlightened national interest" when pursuing the national interest of Japan. We will take the lead in strengthening international organisations and in international cooperative efforts, taking the creation of trust with neighbouring nations, rather than power politics, as a touchstone; and work toward becoming a nation that uses soft power to create peace together with the world.

We will proceed to create mutual cooperation and trust within the Asian region, promoting the conclusion of free trade agreements (FTAs) and economic partnership agreements (EPAs), and strengthening alliances and cooperation in a variety of fields, not just trade, but also the facilitation of cross-border mobility, energy, environment, education, health and crime-fighting. We will build a peaceful and prosperous East-Asian Community.
We will evolve the Japan-US relationship, based on trust and an equal partnership. While maintaining a stable Japan-US Alliance is a given, we will increase the value of the Alliance as an international public good, as well as work toward the resolution of problems concerned with the Status of Forces Agreement and the transfer of US military bases.
We will rebuild the whole deadlocked United Nations reform process from the bottom up, and having obtained the support of Japanese domestic opinion and United Nations member countries, aim for Japan to gain a seat as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
We will aim for Japan to play an independent role as a nation using soft power to create peace and prosperity. We will embark on the strategic promotion of ODA, the creation of a "Peace-keeping Cooperation Force", and Japan's early participation in the International Criminal Court (ICC).
We will enact an "Emergency Basic Law", and proceed with the establishment of an "Emergency Management Agency", in order to respond to emergencies.
With regard to the problem of North Korea, we will enact a "Bill on Redressing Human Rights Conditions Involving North Korea", and move toward a resolution of this problem by using all our strength to realise the prompt return of abductees and their families and to find out the truth regarding their disappearance. We will engage actively in this problem, keeping in mind the possibility of taking measures based on the "Revised Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law" and the Special Measures Law prohibiting the entrance of certain vessels into Japanese ports. We will engage directly with problems relating to North Korea, and in particular the resolution of the abduction issue.
We will withdraw Japanese Self Defense Forces from Iraq by December 2005, and engage in Iraq reconstruction assistance appropriate to Japan.

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