"Mute" is a technology that can be implemented into one's brain where an individual can decide to mute another entity, ranging from a specific person or group of people. The effect of muting is that the muted entity is no longer seen, heard, or felt by the individual.

Anti-social behaviour orders are civil penalties applied to people found to be engaging in anti-social behaviour (e.g. drunkenness, swearing, rioting, vandalism, racist language)

Japan has recently shifted its security approach from a pacifist stance based on the post-World War II Constitution to an increase in military spending, an expanded military role, and more intensive joint military exercises with the US. The recently elected Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, is also well known for his advocacy for a more rapid remilitarization.

Positive Masculinity mantains gender roles for men but attempts to match those roles with positive traits (e.g., empathy, caretaking, social responsibility and self-control)