Complete democratic popularity appears to remove the political basis for a coup, making the final constitutional step look safe. The game launches another civil war anyway, a scripted outcome that seems disconnected from the displayed political balance. The failure leaves an unresolved mechanical question about how the Democratic Japan route determines civil-war risk beyond popular support. The ending concerns the game's political model and makes no historical claim about Japanese democratisation.
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A 100 percent democratic majority still triggers civil war
Even after democratic support reaches 100 percent, the game's reform route produces another military coup and ends the second attempt.