Pledge to a New Tomorrow

(❤️) Why Play

Why democracy is important? What life is like without it? 

In this text adventure structured over five Days, "you" will answer these questions a decade after the takeover.

On Day 1, a librarian contacts you to join the resistance. You then skill-up (see below) to live and value democracy. The librarian presents Japan's recent history as an example.

Simply click "Run Game" above to get started.

We recommend completing one "Day" at a time. There is no "save" option, but you can jump to another Day soon after you start (on the fourth click).

(⛵) Skills earned

By the end of this game, you'll

• define democracy (self-governance);
• pinpoint how democracies can fail; 
• answer why democracy is important anyway;
• identify some Japanese fiction and non-fiction  writers;
• trace how: 
  • the shogunate's closed country policy crumbled;
  • the Meiji regime opened the country only insofar to defend Japan;
  • the emperor and military canceled Taisho period's semi-democracy for an authoritarian regime.

Click "Run Game" at the top of the page to Get Started!

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Embed Image (Library of Congress) : Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington DC were a gift of friendship from Japan to USA in 1912.