Japan

The **Empire of Japan**, or more commonly known as Japan, is a constitutional monarchy in East Asia. It's the most advanced industrial economy in East Asia, dominating the Pacific Ocean both in economic and military matters through the Trans-Pacific Trade Organization.

It's bordered to the north by Russia and the Military Government of China.

### History

The fall of the Qing Empire, the uprising of the Left-Kuomintang and the following Chinese National Revolution threatened to undermine the Japanese economy. To prevent a hostile nationalist government from taking over China, the Japanese government lease military and industrial aid to the Fengtian Government allowing them to expand their territory and dominate the east-northeast of China.

The end of the Second Great War has send shockwaves across Japanese society as new radical ideologies rise to world prominence in the atomic era. The fall of the Old United States and the German Empire has permited Japan to expand its influence across the whole of the Pacific.

### Politics

Japan is the only major power in the Cold War espousing a liberal form of government thanks to heavy patronage from Emperor Hirohito. Though the Japanese Emperor is supposed to be a cerimonial figurehead, representing the spirit and values of the Japanese people, Hirohito has used his influence to override the elected government in the Imperial Diet through the Privy Council.

The major political parties in Japan are:

* Taisei Kokuminkai, formed from the merjer of the pre-war Rikken Minseito and Rikken Seiyukai parties in November 1948. It's the current party in government. However it's stability and capacity to remain unified in the long-term is questionable, in spite of a booming economy.
* The Japanese Socialist Party, a left-wing party formed in November 1947 from the merger of moderate socialist and social democratic groups. It's existance is considered an existencial threat to the political establishment.

### Economy

Japan is the world's largest economy by every metric, as it's the only great power to not face any destructive confict in its sovereign territory in the 20th century. Currently, the Japanese economy is facing unparalleled growth as the Empire secured a large consumer market, being named the "Jimmu Economy" in honor of the founder of the Imperial Dynasty, Emperor Jimmu.

This booming post-war economy has also allowed the government to maintain it's ballooning spending necessary to keep control over Japan's colonial possessions. The Japanese Home Island lack vital natural resources necessary to maintin it's industry, and currently obtains resources from various colonies and puppet governments sationed across the Pacific Ocean.

### Military

Japan is the foremost military powerhouse in Asia, if not the world. It possesses the world's largest navy and a large army with modern equipment, tatics and the industrial logistics necessary to supply it. The lack of natural resources in the Japanese Home Island has made a large military budget a necessity, and the increasing tensions of the Cold War has made a powerful military a matter of national security.

#### Army

The Imperial Japanese Army is overstretched, having it's size been massively expanded during the Second Great War. While some level of disarmament will become a necessity, the government is attempt to off-load the need for a large army by expanding the number of troops of TPTO's members.

#### Navy and Air Force

The Imperial Japanese Navy is the favored son of the Japanese Military, as without it's navy Japan cannot mantain her colonial possessions fundamental to it's economy. The Navy is also seen as shield against hostile governments like being them socialist, voynist or other kind of reactionary.

The Second Great War saw the full development and usage of aircraft-carriers, changing the nature of sea warfare. As such, the Imperial Air Force has also seen robust spending.

### Foreign Policy

Friendly relantionship with Republic of Hawaii. It mantains a cool but pragmatic relationship with the Military Government of China.

An unfriendly relantionship with the Russian National Republic and the Commonwealth of America.

Hostile relantionship with India and the National Liberation Sphere.