The group aims at revising the Japanese Constitution to abolish its pacifist Article 9, as well as do away with its provisions for human rights and freedom of speech.
Kobayashi has criticized the members of Nippon Kaigi, which include Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and two thirds of Abe's cabinet, as "hav[ing] trouble accepting the reality that Japan lost the war"; he asserts the groups wants to return Japan to the militaristic Meiji Constitution (1890–1947), which declares the Emperor of Japan a literal deity and which makes women subservient to men.
Kobayashi also draws attention to the fact that many members of Nippon Kaigi are descendants of those responsible for Japan's role in the Pacific War.
[4] Kobayashi, who was inspired by U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, formed the party to reverse the policies of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
The party policies will include scrapping the security laws passed by the Abe cabinet, halting revision of the Japanese Constitution, restoring freedom of speech, and reducing the dependency of nuclear power.