Japan

## Empire of Japan

### Government

Unitary Shōwa Statist one-party constitutional monarchy under a totalitarian military dictatorship

### Head of Government

Yasuji Okamura - Prime Minister

The **Empire of Japan** (大日本帝國 *Dai Nippon Teikoku*, literally meaning "**Great Japanese Empire**") is the nation that rules over all of East Asia and Southeast Asia.

## History

### Early History

Japan's rapid industrialization and militarization under the slogan *Fukoku Kyōhei* (富國強兵, "Enrich the Country, Strengthen the Armed Forces") led to its emergence as a world power and the establishment of a colonial empire. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s led to the rise of militarism, eventually culminating in Japan's membership in the Axis alliance and the conquest of a large part of the Asia-Pacific region.

The Empire of Japan is one of the allies of Nazi Germany and is depicted as having successfully conquered and vassalized China, India and much of East Asia during World War II. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Japan also conquered large swathes of territory in Eastern Siberia and the final defeat and capitulation of the Allies in 1948 made Imperial Japan one of the victors of World War II, along with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.

### Reaction to the annexation of former allies

Japan was not pleased that Germany annexed Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain and Hungary and it's Puppet State of Vichy France with all of their colonies. Morocco merged with Algeria and the land between them to create the Kingdom of Morocco which is a allied power of Germany.

Japan made an alliance with Iran, Thailand, Hawaii and the Empire of Tonga instead of Germany as Iran did the same as they did not trust the German regime of Hitler. However Japan itself was criticized by America for doing the same thing to all of Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia and New Guinea.

Japan after the mess ended military rule fearing the Military will overthrow the Emperor and create a Fascist dictatorship that could even betray their puppet states and Thailand. Because of this the Military faction was overthrown and put under control of the Zaibatsu Faction who decided to transform the industries of Japan and it's territories from wartime production mode to civilian production mode.

Chang Hsüeh-liang, son of Zhang Zuolin had taken charge of the Reformed Republic of China and brought power to the Beiyang Army units loyal to Japan as Chang Hsüeh-liang became the new President due to the weakness of Chen Gongbo in not handling the KMT units loyal to Chiang Kai Shek who was killed by the Japanese Police in China. This was an interruption in the transition by the Zaibatsu in China which caused a bit of a whoopsie.

Korea after so many years of fighting for Japan was then turned into a Puppet State ruled by Yi Un as King and Japanese Collaborators as a way to prevent rebellions in Korea.

### MacArthur's Revenge

General MacArthur had taken control of the failed United States which was on the verge of division as the Democrats were being blamed by Republicans for getting America involved in a war that America lost in a way that resulted in America being in an economic crisis 1,000,000,000 times worse than the Great Depression as the economy fell apart. MacArthur took control of the United States and forcefully united the states as a way to get revenge on Japan.

The revenge was a failure as Japan invaded the West Coast and created the Pacific States of America, Japan gained a victory due to instability in America as the states were against the war. Japan's 2nd victory against America and the loss of the West Coast resulted in USA breaking apart into multiple countries known as the Aristocracy of California, the Pacific States of America, the Empire of Texas, the Confederate States of America, the United York and Jersey Duchy, the Kingdom of New England, the Colorado Caliphate and the Maharajahnate of Miami as the rest of the states became the remainder of the USA in which the capital of the USA is currently Frankfort, Kentucky.

### Making an alliance with the Aristocracy of California

Japan under the Zaibatsu had made an alliance with the Aristocracy of California and it's leaders who kindly welcomed the Zaibatsu in helping California recover from their independence war from the USA.

In 1980, Japan had introduced Anime to Hollywood as it became a financial juggernaut in the American entertainment industry. California then became an ally of Japan under Japanese influence as Japan and the Aristocracy made a great Partnership.

### Independence of Puppet States

The Puppet States of Japan gained independence as Japan could not hold them for long. The Puppet States became great allies of Japan as they with Japan and California created a Co-Pacific Prosperity Sphere.

## Military

The Imperial military is a unique blend of Japanese tradition and technology. The Empire maintains its well known discipline and loyalty through the philosophy of bushido and reverence for the ancient warriors known as Samurai. The Imperial order of battle includes high-tech, highly versatile transforming units, more traditional ones and a living weapon - namely a young female commando with psychic powers, Yuriko Omega. The Empire's manpower is naturally not as much as the one of the Third Reich, Soviets and the Allies. However to compensate for this, they developed advanced technologies and mechas, drones and massive robots to fight for them along with their warriors.

Despite believing in honor above all else, the Empire is not above relying on stealth and subterfuge. For example, advanced androids are used to gather intelligence from both the Allies and the Soviets, Shinobis infiltrate enemy bases in the field, and Sudden transports are utilized to ambush the enemy from behind the lines. More recently, female warriors have also been accepted into the ranks of the Imperial Army, despite initial controversies amongst the Emperor's more-conservative subjects.

One of the Empire's greatest technological innovations is the Nanocore, which embodies both the Empire's mastery over nanotechnology and its aggressive, expansionist ideals. It allows the Empire to extend its control far and wide, building structures in distant location from the Construction Yard.

## Science and Technology

In its first 70 years, following the Meiji Restoration, factory production in Japan was all but non-existent, but by the first years of the Shōwa era, Japan was at a level comparable to many industrialized European countries. Industry in Japan grew both qualitatively and quantitatively. In 1920, the textile industry was the most important and Japan was known mainly as a manufacturer of wool and silk products, fabrics, fans, toys and similar goods. By 1939, however, industrial production in the areas of metallurgy and chemical products had grown by more than 100%.

Industrial output grew significantly during the period 1929-1942, while the total value of heavy industry in Japan, valued at approximately US$700 million in 1931, had risen to US$3.7 billion by 1940.

Taking the effects of inflation into consideration, this growth indicates a rise in profits of 400% in heavy industry between 1937 and 1940. At the same time as the extraordinary growth of heavy industry, and a 26% decline in consumption articles during the period 1937-1940, the textile industry maintained its principal place as the primary occupation for Japanese workers. At its relative height during this period, textile production employed approximately one million workers, or roughly 1/3 of the industrial workforce.

The rapid growth of pre-war and wartime Japanese industry is reminiscent of the Industrial Revolution in 18th century England. The growth of profits during both periods was astonishing, in terms of both percentages and totals.

These developments would never have arisen, however, without an abundant source of low priced and docile manpower and convenient access to raw materials, the latter—though vital—were (and still are) exceedingly rare in Japan. Access to both were important factors in Japan's rapid industrial development.

The average Japanese industrial worker worked long hours for a low salary. Before 1940, more than 90% of workers received less than US$7 per week. In later years, average pay rose by 50%, but the cost of living—the articles and services for which one needs salary—rose as well. In peacetime, the Japanese work week averaged 56 hours, compared with 35 hours in the United States and 39 hours in France. Furthermore, the war effort exposed a marked scarcity of specialized workers.

One final important element of Japanese industry was small-scale, subsistence industry. Prior to 1941, most of the middle class was employed in handcrafts in cottage industries and small workshops, which normally employed fewer than five workers.

Women often worked in this type of industry, and large-scale industry often obtained materials from the small-scale outfits, particularly rayon and cotton.

Japan's technology had advanced over the years as they were able to get more resources from their colonies, Puppet States and Client States

### Manufacturing Zaibatsu

Here are a list of Companies directly responsible for constructing the Empire's arsenal:

* Ten-Shi Zaibatsu

* Gomusubi Heavy Industries

* Kurikara Robotics

* Kanegawa Industries

* Tenzai Robotics

* Shirada Shipworks

### Entertainment Zaibatsu

Japan also generates revenue with it's Anime and Video Games Industry which is used as entertainment. The Popularity of Japan's Entertainment industry in it's allies had helped Japan generate enough money to gain resources to help Japan generate revenue.

These are the most popular and powerful Entertainment companies in Japan.

* Nintendo
	+ Capcom
* SEGA
	+ TMS Entertainment
	+ Sonic Team
* Sony
	+ Sony Subsidiaries
		- Aniplex
		- A-1 Pictures
		- Cloverworks
		- Playstation Group
* J.C Staff

## Society

Japan's society is a Showa Statist Society which is a society built on the political syncretism of Japanese extreme right-wing political ideologies, developed over a period of time from the Meiji Restoration. It is sometimes also referred to as **Shōwa nationalism** or **Japanese fascism**.

This movement dominated Japanese politics during the first part of the Shōwa period (reign of Emperor Hirohito). It was a mixture of ideas such as Japanese ultranationalism, militarism, fascism and state capitalism, that were proposed by a number of contemporary political philosophers and thinkers in Japan. Supporters of Japanese statism used the slogan Showa Restoration (昭和維新, *Shōwa isshin*), which implied that a new resolution was needed to replace the existing political order dominated by corrupt politicians and capitalists, with one which (in their eyes), would fulfill the original goals of the Meiji Restoration of direct Imperial rule via military proxies.

However, the Shōwa Restoration had different meanings for different groups. For the radicals of the *Sakurakai*, it meant violent overthrow of the government to create a national syndicalist state with more equitable distribution of wealth and the removal of corrupt politicians and *zaibatsu* leaders. For the young officers it meant a return to some form of "military-shogunate in which the emperor would re-assume direct political power with dictatorial attributes, as well as divine symbolism, without the intervention of the Diet or liberal democracy, but who would effectively be a figurehead with day-to-day decisions left to the military leadership.

Another point of view was supported by Prince Chichibu, a brother of Emperor Shōwa, who repeatedly counseled him to implement a *direct imperial rule*, even if that meant suspending the constitution.

In principle, some theorists proposed Shōwa Restoration, the plan of giving direct dictatorial powers to the Emperor (due to his divine attributes) for leading the future overseas actions in mainland Asia. This was the purpose behind the February 26 Incident and other similar uprisings in Japan. Later, however, these previously mentioned thinkers decided to organize their own political clique based on previous radical, militaristic movements in the 1930s; this was the origin of the Kodoha party and their political desire to take direct control of all the political power in the country from the moderate and democratic political voices.

Following the formation of this "political clique", there was a new current of thought among militarists, industrialists and landowners that emphasized a desire to return to the ancient shogunate system, but in the form of a modern military dictatorship with new structures. It was organized with the Japanese Navy and Japanese Army acting as clans under command of a supreme military native dictator (the *shōgun*) controlling the country. In this government, the Emperor was covertly reduced in his functions and used as a figurehead for political or religious use under the control of the militarists.[*citation needed*]

The failure of various attempted coups, including the League of Blood Incident, the Imperial Colors Incident and the February 26 Incident, discredited supporters of the Shōwa Restoration movement, but the concepts of Japanese statism migrated to mainstream Japanese politics, where it joined with some elements of European fascism.

One particular concept of Showa Statism exploited was a decree ascribed to the legendary first emperor of Japan, Emperor Jimmu, in 660 BC: the policy of hakkō ichiu (八紘一宇, all eight corners of the world under one roof).

This also related to the concept of kokutai or national polity, meaning the uniqueness of the Japanese people in having a leader with spiritual origins. The pamphlet *Kokutai no Hongi* taught that students should put the nation before the self, and that they were part of the state and not separate from it. *Shinmin no Michi* injoined all Japanese to follow the central precepts of loyalty and filial piety, which would throw aside selfishness and allow them to complete their "holy task."

The bases of the modern form of kokutai and hakkō ichiu were to develop after 1868 and would take the following form:

1. Japan is the center of the world, with its ruler, the Tennō (Emperor), a divine being, who derives his divinity from ancestral descent from the great Amaterasu-Ōmikami, the Goddess of the Sun herself.
2. The Kami (Japan's gods and goddesses) have Japan under their special protection. Thus, the people and soil of Dai Nippon and all its institutions are superior to all others.
3. All of these attributes are fundamental to the Kodoshugisha (Imperial Way) and give Japan a divine mission to bring all nations under one roof, so that all humanity can share the advantage of being ruled by the Tenno.

The concept of the divine Emperors was another belief that was to fit the later goals. It was an integral part of the Japanese religious structure that the Tennō was divine, descended directly from the line of Ama-Terasu (or Amaterasu, the Sun Kami or Goddess).

The final idea that was modified in modern times was the concept of Bushido. Bushido was the warrior code and laws of feudal Japan, that while having cultural surface differences, was at its heart not that different from the code of chivalry or any other similar system in other cultures. In later years, the code of Bushido found a resurgence in belief following the Meiji Restoration. At first, this allowed Japan to field what was considered one of the most professional and humane militaries in the world, one respected by friend and foe alike. Eventually, however, this belief would become a combination of propaganda and fanaticism that would lead to the Second Sino-Japanese War of the 1930s and World War II.

## Overview

### Order of Succession

* *Meiji (b. 1852-1912) + Empress Shōken (1849-1914)*
	+ *Tashio (b. 1879-1926) + Teimei (b. 1884-1951)*
		- *Hirohito (1901-1989) + Koujin (1903-2000)*
			* *Shigeko, Princess Teru (b. 1925-1961) + Prince Morihiro Higashikuni (b. 1917-1968)*
				+ **(24)** Prince Nobuhiko Higashikuni (b. 1945) + Princess Shimada Hiagshikuni (nee Shimada Yoshiko)
					- **(25)** Prince Higashikuni Yukihiko (b. 1974)
				+ Princess Fumiko Higashikuni (b. 1946) + Mr. Omura Kazutoshi.
				+ Naohiko Higashikuni (b. 1949), removed after being adopted by the Mibu family as "Mibu Motohiro"
				+ **(26)** Prince Hidehiko Higashikuni (b. 1953) + Sato Kazuko
					- **(27)** Teruhiko
					- **(28)** Mutsuhiko
				+ Princess Yūko Higashikuni, Crown Princess of Thailand (b. 1954) + Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of Thailand (b. 1952)
			* *Sachiko, Princess Hisa (b. 1927-1928)*
			* Princess Kazuko Takatsukasa (b. 1929) + Toshimichi Takatsukasa (b. 1923)
			* Princess Atsuko Ikeda (b. 1931) + Takamasa Ikeda
			* **(1)** **Emperor Akihito (b. 1933) + Empress Michiko(nee Michiko Shōda) (b. 1934)**
				+ **(2)** Crown Prince Naruhito (b. 1960) + Crown Princess Masako (nee Masako Owada**)** (b. 1963)
					- **(3)** Prince Meijihito (b. 1999) + Princess Mai (nee Mai Mihara) (b. 1999)
					- Princess Akio (b. 2001)
				+ **(4)** Fumihito, Prince Akishino (b. 1965) + Kiko, Princess Akishino (b. 1966)
					- Princess Mako (b. 1990)
					- Princess Kako (b. 1992)
					- **(5)** Prince Hisahito (b. 2005)
				+ Sayako, Princess Nori (b. 1969)
			* **(6)** Masahito, Prince Hitachi (b. 1935) + Hanako, Princess Hitachi (b. 1940)
			* Princess Takako Shimazu (b. 1939) + Prince Hisanaga Shimazu (b. 1934)
				+ Prince Yoshihisa Shimazu (b. 1962)
		- *Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902-1953) +* Setsuko, Princess Chichibu (b. 1909)
		- **(7)** Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (b. 1905) + Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu (b. 1905)
		- **(8)** Takahito, Prince Mikasa (b. 1915) + Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (b. 1923)
			* **(9)** Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (b. 1946) + Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (b. 1955)
				+ Princess Akiko of Mikasa
				+ Princess Yōko of Mikasa
			* Yoshihito, Prince Katsura (b. 1948)
			* Princess Masako of Mikasa
			* **(10)** Norihito, Prince Takamado (b. 1954) + Hisako, Princess Takamado (b. 1953)
* *Princess Masako Takeda (b. 1880-1940) + Prince Tsunehisa Takeda (b. 1882-1918)*
	+ **(11)** Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda (b. 1909) + Mitsuko Sanjo
		- **(12)** Prince Tsunetada Takeda (b. 1940) + married a daughter Princess Kan'in Hanako born in 1940
			* **(13)** Prince Tsunetada Takeda Jr. (b. 1970)
		- **(14)** Prince Motoko Takeda (b. 1942) + married a female descendant of Kaijin’in-miya born in 1942.
			* **(15)** Prince Motoko Takeda Jr. (b. 1971)
		- Princess Noriko Takeda (b. 1943)
		- **(16)** Prince Tsuneharu Takeda (b. 1944) + Dhasanawalaya Sornsongkram (b. 1945)
			* **(17)** Prince Tsuneharu Takeda Jr. (b. 1974)
		- **(18)** Prince Tsunekazu Takeda (b. 1947) + unknown wife
			* **(19)** Prince Tsunekazu Takeda Jr. (b. 1978)
	+ Princess Ayako Takeda (b. 1913) + *Count Sano Tsuneha (1871-1956)*
* *Fusako Kitashirakawa (1890–1974) + Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa (b. 1887-1923)*
	+ *Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa (b. 1910-1940) +* Sachiko Tokugawa (b. 1916)
		- **(20)** Prince Michihisa Kitashirakawa (b. 1937) + Unknown wife
			* **(21)** Prince Michihisa Kitashirakawa Jr. (b. 1967)
	+ Princess Mineko Kitashirakawa (b. 1911) + Viscount Tachibana Tanekatsu
	+ Princess Sawako Kitashirakawa (b. 1913) + Viscount Higashizono Motofumi
	+ Princess Taeko Kitashirakawa (b. 1920) + Tokugawa Yoshihisa
* *Princess Nobuko Asaka (b. 1891-1933) +* General Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (b. 1887)
	+ Princess Kikuko Asaka (b. 1911) + Marquis Nabeshima Naoyasu
	+ **(22)** Prince Takahiko Asaka (b. 1912) + Todo Chikako
		- Princess Fukuko Asaka
		- Princess Minoko Asaka
		- **(23)** Prince Tomohiko Asaka + Akiko Asaka (nee Munaka)
			* **(24)** Prince Tomohiko Asaka Jr.
* *Toshiko Higashikuni (1896-1978)* + Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (b. 1887)
	+ *Prince Morihiro Higashikuni (b. 1917-1968) + Shigeko, Princess Teru (b. 1925-1961)*
	+ *Prince Moromasa (1918-1923)*
	+ Prince Akitsune (b. 1920), renounced imperial title and created Marquis Awata Akitsune, 1940
	+ Prince Toshihiko (b. 1929), relocated to Lins, São Paulo, Brazil, 1950 after being adopted and becoming the heir to Kinu, widow of Tetsusuke Tarama.

### Prime Ministers

* Hideki Tōjō
* Prince Kan'in Kotohito
* Shunroku Hata
* Yasuji Okamura

### Military

* Hiranuma Kichiro
* Hirota Koki
* Ashida Hitoshi
* Machida Chuji
* Goto Fumio
* Yamamoto Isoroku
* Kanin Kotohito
* Tarō Kōno
* Kōji Yamazaki
* Hiroshi Yamamura
* Fukui Yoshi
* Yamashita Tomoyuki
* Hajime Sugiyama
* Toshizō Nishio
* Hisaichi Terauchi
* Hayao Tada
* Iwane Matsui
* Seishirō Itagaki
* Rikichi Andō
* Yoshijirō Umezu
* Naozaburo Okabe

### Puppet Regimes

* Empire of Manchukuo (Liberated)
* New Republic of China (Liberated)
* Empire of Vietnam (Liberated)
* Kingdom of Laos (Liberated)
* Kingdom of Kampuchia (Liberated)
* Empire of Thailand (Liberated)
* Kingdom of Burma (Liberated)
* Maharajahnate of Manipur (Liberated)
* Azad Hind (Liberated)
* Free United States of Indonesia (Liberated)
* Pontianak Sultanate (Liberated)
* Sultanate of Yogyakarta (Liberated)
* Sultanate of Brunei (Liberated)
* Acch Sultanate (Liberated)
* Malay Sultanates
	+ Sultanate of Johor (Liberated)
	+ Sultanate of Pahang (Liberated)
	+ Sultanate of Kelatan (Liberated)
	+ Sultanate of Kedah (Liberated)
	+ Sultanate of Terengganu (Liberated)
	+ Sultanate of Perlis (Liberated)
	+ Sultanate of Selangor (Liberated)
	+ Sultanate of Perak (Liberated)
* Second Filipino Republic (Liberated)

### Client States

* Kingdom of Hawaii
* Aristocracy of California
* Empire of Tonga

### Colonies

* South Seas Mandate
* Hong Kong
* Australia
* New Zealand
* Kuala Lumpur
* Singapore
* Samoa
* Melanesia
* Midway
* Guam

### Allies

* Nazi Germany
* Social Republic of Italy
* Enclave of America
* Iran
* India
* Bulgaria
* Hungary
* Territory of Austria
* Social Republic of China
* Social Republic of Finland
* Vichy France
* Empire of Cambodia
* Aristocracy of California
* Kingdom of Spain
* Kingdom of Portugal
* Kingdom of Aragon
* Empire of Tonga
* Kingdom of Hawaii