Japorea Empire

**The Japorea Empire** is the only known non-democratic nation in the Juda System and of the Juda Federation. The empire is militaristic that hail from the tepid moon of Juda Primaris, Arias. This proud, warrior empire have many of its citizens trained in the art of war as martial ability is highly valued in the Japorea Empire.

## History

After the "Great Exodus", all forty-two fleets were sucked into a mysterious wormhole that flung them all to a new, erratic galaxy: The Poseidon Galaxy. This included the Polo Flotilla along with one of the two battleships, *The Sword of Musashi*, as many woke-up to find themselves in a beautiful but deadly galaxy full of nebulae gases, stellar storms, The Shroud, and many other stellar phenomenon that slowly cause everyone aboard, and the entire fleet to slowly mutate. The first to die from their mutation was the admiral which left the flotilla leaderless. So the captains were called to a meeting by Captain Coronato La Fazia of *The Traveling Venetian*.

The captain suggest that, in order to survive, they have to use the experimental augmentations to ensure their survival in the strange galaxy they found themselves in while the probes survey the moons of the gas giant to find any suitable locations as well as ensuring the worlds are safe. Captain Koetsu Nagatsuka of *The Sword of Musashi* agreed along with all the other captains. Captain Nagatsuka have sent a few probes to gather some of the plant life from the tepid moon, Arias, to help further with augmentations along with the creation of special biological implants that later became naturally developed in later generations without any need of surgery.

Captain Nagatsuka had everyone prepare for augmentation with some DNA from the plants spliced in and a few "super soldier" modifications as well. Many aboard started to develop different skin colors after the splicing was done with many having their pigments being red, blue, green, yellow, orange and purple. Yet strangely, they develop strange "horns" on their heads that have the texture and feel of wood with some having two while others just one. Other augmentations soon follow such as boosted perception, twin hearts, greater lungs, increased strength and endurance, and much more. Thus the creation of, the Sinoas.

Once the probes finished, *The Sword of Musashi* settled on the colorful archipelago of Arias, the Yamatai Archipelago, west of the continent, Yukuro. The people settled onto the archipelago that has a rich amount of volcanic soil. Some tried to explore the eastern continent and find it to be a bit more treacherous with all sorts of magnetic interferences such as magnetic storms, powerful auroras, and pressurizing hurricanes when entering from the east coast. The northern coast, on the other hand, has the most artistic grand canyons, beautiful vistas, and the most lush valleys. After 20 years of settling, Emperor Tomomori of Japan, created a new empire based on the ideals of Shogunate Japan. An empire that is militarize, follow the path of Bushido, willing to fight against the elements in order to survive. An empire where all of its citizens are capable of fighting and surviving in this new galaxy. Thus the creation of the Japorea Empire. Not only that, it is also an empire full of advance technology in the event of any form of alien invasion, in worse case, one of the civilizations might invade.

In 130 AL, the worse came true. The Japorea Empire came across the Spartan Commissariat and their race, the Spartans. The two nations got into a few skirmishes over certain areas of the planet. But it is not for dominance. It is for gaining actual military combat experience for the soldiers since none have actually entered into real combat. Almost half of the skirmishes ended in draws with neither side gaining a footing as both sides keep getting stalemates. Both the Empire and the Commissariat saw each others' strength and respect each other greatly.

In 200 AL, that respect is later shared in the newly formed Juda Federation. The respect for the two rivals becoming friends is a fine example for what the Federation need while seeking our new frontiers.

## Culture

The culture of the Japorea Empire is a mix of Japanese samurai culture and the technological advancements of modern Japan along with Korean, both traditional and modern.

The Japorea Empire follow much of the Bushido Code and follow much of the feudal ways of Japan. As a martial empire, many train to be warriors at a young age when the time of war has come. Yet like the samurai of old, they study many of the old ways such as the 18 Disciplines of Ninjutsu, the art of Bajutsu, many forms of martial arts such as Iajutsu, Tantojutsu, Kyujutsu, Jujutsu, Karate Do, Kenjutsu, Kendo, Iaido, and many other forms of Korean and Japanese martial arts; and using ki-based attacks. Some even learn to use more modern weapons such as rifles, pistols, grenades and whatnot to great new forms of combat styles that is common in the military. Almost every morning, many would train and perfect their fighting skills when war comes. This include every citizen that are able enough while teaching their children as well.

While following much of the feudal styles of Japan, many of the territories of the Japorea Empire are govern by Shoguns. Generals of the Japorea Empire that govern their territories that have been granted by the emperor or empress based on their leadership skills, combat skills and governing skills. A shogun needs more than force to govern their territory and keep the peace. Beneath the shoguns are the daimyo, vassal lords that work under the command of the shoguns. In the military, the emperor or empress has total authority in certain fronts while the shoguns have total authority on other fronts followed by the daimyos or commanders that have their own responsibilities such as army, air and navy. A neat and tidy command structure that the shoguns can operate without the emperor/empress. The Oni Corps. are a completely different branch that act independently from the rest of the armed forces. The Japorea Empire respect those with great military prowess and strength. This include the Spartan Commissariat after many skirmishes.

Much of the architecture and aesthetics are largely based on; buke-zukuri, gasshou-zukuri, omoya, shoin-zukuri, sukiya-zukuri, hachiman-zukuri, hie-zukuri, kibitsu-zukuri, obake zen, pagoda (both Korean and Japanese), Unified Silla Dynasty, Sengoku Period, Goryeo Dynasty, Joseon Dynasty and a few Asian sci-fi and cyberpunk elements.

The Japorea Empire wishes to avoid any form of pollution so they made special facilities to handle the waste such as; water purifiers that separate water and waste and the waste is processed into fertilizer, special recycling facilities that can turn any scrap into new form and make them biodegradable, and waste repurpose facilities that turn biodegradable waste into fertilizer, chemicals get split into their different components and repurposed, and radioactive waste get broken down by nanomachines.

Despite their militaristic lifestyle, there are a few modernized Earth ideals they enjoy. One of which is Otaku culture, including anime, manga and video games. Before the Japorea Empire was founded, everyone enjoyed the gigantic collection of these things in digital form which inspired a lot of new creations and new inventions that were inspired. This include the creation of the 2D washing machine, a factory-size plasma foundry, a stealth suit that renders the wearer invisible and many more.

Shintoism is the primary religion in the Japorea Empire, but there are many cases of shamanism in the empire.

## Economy

The Japorea Empire has three major economic sources.

The first major is agriculture. The main grain in the Japorea Empire is rice and not just regular rice from Earth. There are many kinds of colored rice that can be found on Arias with each shade of color having their own taste. Fish and aqua farming is also a major income with many forms of aquatic lifeforms taste very well with the different colored rice and a special soy sauce made from a type of seaweed that has many qualities similar to soybeans.

The second major is, Otaku culture. The Japorea Empire is well-known for the largest selection of anime, manga and video games ever known. Many ranged from the old animes and manga from Earth before the "Great Exodus" that go as far back as the 1980's. Anything earlier than that is rare. The new animes still have humans that live on Earth. However, the newer ones feature full, 3D virtual reality while still maintaining the classic 2D-style while being watched. Other times it involves holograms that the animation is in code yet still have the classic 2D look. It is done so well, the animation still looks like it is hand drawn. Video games are also the same.

The last major income comes from silk, or rather silk clothing. The silk is actually made from the threads of large, spider-like creatures located in the continent east of the Yamatai Archipelago. The threads are far stronger than the threads of regular spiders that are light yet extremely durable, far stronger than Kevlar. Much of Japorea's fashion is comprised of this super strong silk yet the majority of it is used for the uniforms of soldiers as an extra layer of protection under their armor.

## Politics

The emperor/empress of the Japorea Empire have complete and full authority. Yet at times that power is divided among the shoguns in order to keep control. The daimyo are lesser vassals that control the smaller territories under the shoguns.

The executive branch, the Shogun Council, carry out the ruler's will and are warriors willing to lead troops into battle when the time comes.

The United Militarize Provinces Parliament help make laws under the watchful eyes of their ruler, which are comprised of daimyos and lesser shoguns that try to carry favor.

The Supreme Bushido Court help enforce many laws as well as give sentence to those who have committed treason or flee from battle.

## Geography

The main location of the Japorea Empire is located on the archipelago known as, Yamatai. The archipelago, from orbit, looks like a backwards capital 'C' with a large, semi-round sea. The archipelago consists of seventeen major peaks that are far taller than Japan's Mt. Fuji. Much of the northern part has extreme cold winters while the south has tropical summers while the middle is temperate. Like Japan, it has many beautiful landscapes as far as the eye can see, but more colorful. The Round Sea's beaches are comprised of black sand that have rejuvenating properties that makes them a popular tourist attraction along with many hot springs inland.

The eastern continent, Gojoseon has major magnetic disturbances in the east coast that scientists still have no idea what is the cause of it. Strong magnetic storms that can disrupt any form of electrical and magnetic equipment, pressurizing hurricanes that can cause anything to feel strange gravitational effects such as being weighed down. But once the storms are over, beautiful and powerful auroras can be seen in the sky both day and night that display their spectacular colors. Yet the rest of the continent has lush temperate forests, purple sand deserts, a vast rainforest to the south filled with toxic flora and fauna, and swamps to the south east with sulfur ponds with plants that have adapted to the toxic environment.

## Trivia

* Japorea is an anagram of Japan and Korea put together.
	+ From 1868 to 1945, the Empire of Japan claimed the entire Korean Peninsula as part of its empire, hence the name.
	+ Japorean is a mix of Japanese and Korean as a further example.
* The crest on the flag is a cherry blossom, or sakura, which is the national flower of Japan.
* The Yamatai Archipelago is a reference to the ancient kingdom of Yamatai during the Yayoi Period (1,000 BC - 300 CE).
* The continent, Gojoseon, is a reference to the Kingdom of Gojoseon, which Korea was known during the Gojoseon Dynasty of Korea.