People's Republic of Japan (OUTDATED)

## People's Republic of Japan

Flag of Japan

Nihon Jinmin Kyōwa-koku

일본 인민 공화국

Popola Respubliko Japanio

Republican Japan

"Song of the Motherland"

Sipelebegu/Sipelebegu-Buddhism-Shintoism (3.8%)

Christianity (2%)

Other (0.6%)

The **People's Republic of Japan** (**Japanese (Hiragana):** にほんじんみん きょうわ-こく) is a country in Eastern Asia. Founded in 1948 in the aftermath of Operation Downfall, the People's Republic of Japan has fought a multi-decade civil war against multiple Japanese factions.

## History

### Operation Downfall and the Cherry Blossom Society (1945-1946)

Toshiyuki Matsushita founded the Cherry Blossom Society during Operation Downfall while serving in the Imperial Japanese Army. Matsushita formed the organization as a group of pro-Socialist Japanese soldiers opposed to the war in China and the rest of Asia, while supporting the war against the United States. The Cherry Blossom Society declared that Japan should immediately retreat from all of the areas it has occupied, and ally with the Soviet Union to destroy the United States.

### Anti-Barbarian Army (1946-1948)

In order to destroy the various American guerilla groups that were still active in the mountains, the Cherry Blossom Society declared the formation **Anti-Barbarian Army** (反野蛮軍/Han yaban-gun) on June 9, 1947. The Anti-Barbarian Army claimed to be the official and legitimate successor of the Imperial Japanese Army, and its units were quick to take control of large parts of Central Japan. On June 29, the Communist Party and Cherry Blossom Society published the Draft Constitution of the People's Republic of Japan, a constitution and political program. Although an official government was yet to be declared, the Draft Constitution gave them a goal. The Anti-Barbarian Army legalized the Communist Party and endorsed the creation of various local councils, mainly led by communists and socialists.

By October, the Anti-Barbarian Army began an offensive against the remaining Imperial loyalists. The Battle of Kyoto began on October 28, with the ABA pushing all of the loyal IJA units out of the city on November 5. Although the city was mainly destroyed due to flooding, the Anti-Barbarian Army began a rescue and recovery campaign to begin rebuilding the city in unflooded land. With Kyoto under their control, the Anti-Barbarian Army continued its offensive south towards Kobe, a city that had fared well from the floods. Toshiyuki Matsushita's offensive to both the south and the east succeeded, with Kobe being captured on November 28.

By early 1948, the Anti-Barbarian Army controlled most of central Japan. With both most of the IJA and leftover American holdouts eradicated, Matsushita was quite confident in his position. February 4 saw the official merger of the Communist Party and the Cherry Blossom Society into the modern Communist Party of Japan.

### Declaration of the People's Republic and Phase Two of the Civil War (1948-1953)

With the position of the communists secured, Sanzō Nosaka, Yoshio Shiga, and Toshiyuki Matsushita officially declared the People's Republic of Japan on March 28. A provisional executive made up of the three men would rule the country until elections to the National People’s Diet of Japan in May. During the new government's first elections, the Communist Party of Japan expectedly won an absolute majority of seats. Yoshio Shiga is elected Chairman of the Diet, while Sanzō Nosaka is nominated as President by the Standing Secretariat of the Diet, leading to his election by the Japanese public on May 20, 1948.

Meanwhile, the government directs General Toshiyuki Matushita to reform the Anti-Barbarian Army into the People's Republican Army.

## Foreign Relations

### Rival Governments

The People's Republic of Japan sees itself as the only legitimate government of Japan, therefore not recognizing Nifonmiki or the Empire of Japan as legitimate.

### Ainu

The PRJ recognized the independence of Hokkaido and of the Ainu nation in 1953, however since then relations have broke down between the PRJ and Ainu Federation. The PRJ now sees the Ainu Federation as a fascist government, although it still recognizes the right of the Ainu to control Hokkaido.

### Korea

Korea was one of the first states to recognize the government of the People's Republic of Japan, quickly establishing an embassy with them. Kim Il-sung was a staunch supporter of the PRJ.

### Sakhalin

The People's Republic of Japan established relations with General Leonty Cheremisov of Sakhalin in 1948, and would recognize the independence of Sakhalin in 1958. President Toshiyuki Matsushita would become close friends with President Leonty Cheremisov, leading to Cheremisov supporting the PRJ in the Third Phase of the Japanese Civil War. During the Fourth Phase, Sakhalin would directly intervene in the war, fighting against both the Imperials and Ainu.

## Government and Politics

The People's Republic of Japan is a de facto one party state, with the Communist Party of Japan being the dominant party within the country's politics. In elections, candidates do not have to run on a CPJ list, and can run as independents. This has seen the creation of unorganized coalitions of independent candidates, but no creation of other political parties.