San-Jo

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**San-Jo**, officially the Republic of the Islands of San-Jo (Japanese:- 参女諸島共和国 // Romanized: Sanjo shouto kyouwakoku) is an island country in the Pacfic Ocean. It has an estimated population of about 210,000 and total landmass of 169 km2.

## Government and Politics

San-Jo has been governed by a centralized totalitarian dictatorship since its inception. The first president, Sora Matsunaga had sought to make San-Jo a robust and independant nation by affirming that a strong centralized government would be instrumental in achieving social and political stability. The Constitution of San-Jo also places strong emphasis on loyalty to the state and the Matsunaga dynasty, pressing nationalism and fraternity as the ideology of the citizens of San-Jo.

Hana Matsunaga and the Matsunaga lineage are the current rulers of the presidency. Hana Mastunaga acts as the chairwoman of all governing bodies and is vested with absolute power in any executive, legislative and judicial affairs. The presidency is passed to memebers of the Matsunaga family with priorities given to the eldest child in the family whether male or female. The constitution presses for presidents to exercise their right to power as extensively as possible to "protect and serve the rights and freedom of the people."

## History

### Modern History

San-Jo was discovered on 17th September 1901 by the Empire of Japan when the battleship *Guuzen* embarked in pursuit of a rogue cruiser which had been hijacked by pirates. Incidentally, the chase would lead to the discovery of an archipelago of islands 1,500 miles (2414 km) east of Honshu. The cluster of islands was given the name 'San-Jo' by the commander of the Guuzen, Rear Admiral Iseyaki Nakamura. Japan was quick to make claim to the newfound territory, eager to expand its empire.

From then, San-Jo became a military base and was installed with various fortifications and coastal and air defenses. The fortifications were accelerated in anticipation of the Pacific War in 1940; San-Jo was considered to be a potential base of operations for Japanese military operations in the Pacific theatre. However, the preparations eventually proved unnecessary as San-Jo drew very little attention throughout the rest of the war. Neither side felt it was worth the potential losses to continuously supply the territory as violent storms in the waters surrounding San-Jo made it more of a liability towards convoys needed elsewhere.

The military personnel still stationed on the island became isolated from Tokyo as radio communication ceased to function around mid 1944. Eventually, communications were severed completely when American forces managed to land on San-Jo, to which they faced very little resistance.

After the war, Japan was forced to cede San-Jo to the United States, which sought to resume San-Jo's function as a military base. Armed Japanese forces were expelled but remaining civilians were allowed to remain, including one Sora Matsunaga who sought to stay in San-Jo, the final resting place of her husband, Captain Tanaka Matsunaga. American rule over San-Jo continued for some time but it faced similar problems as the Japanese Empire which saw years of neglect and increasingly worsening food security.

## Society

### Deomgraphics

San-Jo's population was recorded at 249,560 in 2020. San-Jo houses about 190,450 ethnic San-Joans, 14,560 ethinc Japanese citizens and 5,890 Chinese citizens while the remaining 3,570 are mostly made up of citizens of European and American descent. San-Jo's immigration policies are very restrictive towards migration given San-Jo's relatively small population and the increasingly low outward opinion of San-Joans towards other parts of the world.