From Narcissism to Post-Human Politics: The Contradictions of “AI Sanae” and the Japanese Right

This paper examines the political and cultural contradictions em- bodied in the emergence of “AI Sanae,” a digital persona modeled on politician Sanae Takaichi. While lacking substantial political achieve- ments, Takaichi has been artificially projected into the digital sphere as a symbolic leader. The phenomenon reveals three layers: personal narcissism, mass reactions, and the post-human transformation of pol- itics. Furthermore, public comments suggesting the creation of “AI Abe Shinzo” illustrate a disturbing desire to abandon human subjec- tivity itself.