American States of Japan

Colony of the Rising Sun

Crown Prince

* Tatsu

The **American States of Japan** is actually the Pacific States of America from the novel and show, The Man in the High Castle. But now it is a colony for the Empire of the Rising Sun when relocated to Usonia. It is a fascist, militaristic, imperialist colony that had technology from WWII mixed with some new technology from the Empire from Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. The name is actually meant to be an insult to all Americans.

## History

### The Man in the High Castle

In *The Man in the High Castle*, the Axis Powers won WWII with the North American continent nearly divided in half with the Third Reich controlling the east that was known as the North American Reich while the Japanese Empire controlling the west that was known as the Pacific States of America with a small neutral zone between them. Yet in 1962, both sides threaten to destroy each other with the resistance in the neutral zone taking advantage. It later collapse and the United States was reborn but suffer from many deep scars.

### After Apocalypse

When the second phase of the apocalypse came, the Japanese government, as in the real world Japanese government, denounced the Pacific States of America as the official government sent in mechs to wipe out the Pacific States. They wiped out most of their forces, freed the African-American slaves, and saved many Chinese citizens. The emperor, Hirohito, was force to flee with all the survivors before making contact with another Japanese-style government that was also forced out, the Empire of the Rising Sun from Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 with ships of the Kusari Empire from Freelancer. They even picked up a few other fascist or other Japanese related nations that are now colonies in the Cascadia Galaxy.

## Government

The government is a colony yet it is also home to former Emperor of Japan from The Man in the High Castle, Hirohito, who is now a shogun with a rank similar to a duke. It is a colonial nation that works directly under Emperor Yoshiro. The heir to this shogunate colony is Akihito. The Colonial Shogunate Council is the executive branch that is mostly comprised of various high-ranking daimyos along with ministers that Shogun Hirohito has full authority. The legislative branch, the Feudal Council, is comprised of lesser daimyo to represent the provinces they govern. The Court of Honor is the judicial branch.

It is a colony that is militaristic, nationalist, fascist, and imperialist nation that quell any resistance or anyone that rebel.

## Economy

The ASJ is a colony that primarily focus on producing goods for the Empire of the Rising Sun. Including food, weapons, and a few consumer goods. Surprisingly, the Arasaka Corporation has a branch in the ASJ as Saburo Arasaka was part of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service but this is a fan version of the company and Saburo as it uses products from both Cyberpunk 2020 and 2077 from what people theorized what would be in the Cyberpunk 2077 video game.

Rice is the primary grain in the ASJ as thousands of acres grow many variants of the crop. They even grow a rice version of Triticum vulgaris megasuavis as a substitute in order to keep the Japanese aesthetics. Wagyu beef is a delicious commodity among the denizens along with various Japanese chickens and pigs. Thanks to cloning technology, they can make enough to feed both the colony and the Empire. The colony grows many Japanese foods such as shiso, wasabi root, maitake mushrooms, shishito peppers, nameko mushrooms, nagaimo, myoga, mitsuba and daikon.

The colony also manufacture many weapons for the Empire with Arasaka making the cyberware and some of the vehicles. With companies such as the Ten-Shi Zaibatsu, they create the mechanized walker known as the Steel Ronin. Other companies and defense contractors make many mechs for the Empire with the resources mined on the colony.

## Society & Culture

The ASJ has many aesthetics and it is not just the Japanese culture. It is a mix of World War 2 Japan from The Man in the High Castle with some dieselpunk elements, the alternate 1995 timeline with advance technology from Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 from the Empire of the Rising Sun, and many advance technology from Cyberpunk 2077 courtesy of the Arasaka Corporation. But it still has most of its WWII aesthetics.

The ASJ has a deep hatred for communism as many communist sympathizers are sent to death camps or sent to labs to be experimented on. Slavery is practiced here just like what they did in The Man in the High Castle. Many Africans are forced to work alongside some Chinese in the most inhospitable work environment where death is certain.

## Military

The **ASJ Colonial Forces** are the primary military of the colonial nation. It use the many technological advances from the Empire of the Rising Sun and the Arasaka Corporation along with some ships from the Kusari Empire. The airplanes look like the planes used in WWII, but they were given highly advance engines yet keep the same look. Even the tanks look the same as they did in WWII but with advance tech.