Japan

“”Hello, to the people of Japan!

— Johnny Somali

Japan is the most glazed a country located in East Asia, made up of many islands. She is a very developed country known for advanced technology along with a stable and safe society with law and order. Japan is the longest lasting monarchy in the world (but only ceremonial). Japan has a high trust society, and it really irritates her when foreigners come to take advantage of it.

Japan is famous in the West for sushi, anime, and more, from the iconic bullet trains that whisk passengers across the country at incredible speeds to the intricate craftsmanship seen in traditional tea ceremonies, Japan seamlessly blends her ancient traditions with cutting-edge modern innovation.

Her neighbors are North Korea, South Korea, and People's Republic of China to the west; Taiwan to the southwest; and Russia to the north. Her maritime borders are the Sea of Okhotsk to the north, the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea to the south, the East China Sea to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.

Since Japan is a group of islands located right on the Ring of Fire, she is very vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis.

歴史 (History)

歴史的背景 (Historical Context)

Japanese Empire had dreamed of being the biggest and strongest empire in the world, surpassing Britain. So he invaded and ruled Southeast Asia and another county which looks white. He committed many war crimes. He also tried to rule all of China but failed because China refused to give up even in the most extreme situations.

When he attacked America, America blocked him and killed Japan with two nukes (named Fat Man and Little Boy). So Japan failed to achieve his dream. America then occupied Japan until 1952.

新しい始まり (A New Beginning)

Japan experienced rapid economic growth in the 1950s, becoming the second-largest economy by 1970, restoring her status as a great power. In the early post-war period, she implemented the "tilted production method" policy, which gave priority to the development of the coal and steel industries. Later, in the 1950s and 1960s, Japan introduced a series of industrial rationalization policies to improve the production efficiency and international competitiveness of basic industrial sectors. It also provided support and protection for emerging and growth-type industrial sectors, restricted imports, and limited direct foreign investment in Japan.

However, the asset price bubble burst in 1992 caused Japan to have a decade of economic stagnation and low growth. Despite this, Japan did not sign a peace treaty with Russia due to a territorial dispute over a part of Sakhalin Oblast in the south Kuril Islands, called Chishima (千島), which was seized by the Soviet Union after the Empire of Japan surrendered.

Japan became the third largest economy, after detention camp prisoner labor surpassed her in 2011. She can make anything but is very good at advanced futuristic tech-y things like cars, ships, high-speed bullet trains, technology, and electronics. Japanese cartoons, called "anime", became world-famous.

On 11 March 2011, an MASSIVE earthquake and tsunami destroyed a huge chunk of Japan's clay, which also caused a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima that poisoned another big chunk of clay. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake recorded in the world since modern seismography began in 1900. It took tens of thousands of lives and caused hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. This was a very bad day for Japan.

軍事活動 (Military Activities)

From 2012 to 2018, Japan got angry when Kitachōsen fired missiles in the Sea of Japan.

Japan struggles with her pacifist 1947 constitution that prevents her from having a normal military. She has the Japan Self-Defense Forces, which was the 4th highest ranked in 2015. She also has a security alliance with USA and relies on him if the needs for offensive military duties come, and USA wants Japan to do more military activities in the alliance. Disputes with Organ Harvester imperializing in foreign waters caused Japan's military resurgence. In 2015, collective self-defense was allowed. Japan now does more regional security in East and Southeast Asia. However, there is still big opposition to changing Article 9 of the 1947 constitution that was written by USA, and the disasters in Fukushima back in 2011 galvanized opposition to nuclear proliferation. The samurai have not fully returned yet…

And on 14 April 2016, multiple earthquakes struck the island of Kyūshū. This seismic activity was followed by an earthquake in Ecuador three days later, leading him to blame Japan for the damage to his country. There were concerns that the earthquakes might trigger another one on the US west coast, but fortunately, nothing happened.

現代 (Modern Days)

On 1 May 2019, Crown Prince Naruhito became the new Emperor after Akihito abdicated the throne, symbolizing the state and unity of the people of Japan. Shinzo Abe resigned, leaving Japan feeling sad, but Yoshihide Suga was chosen as the new Prime Minister, committed to continuing what Abe aimed to achieve but couldn't.

In 2021, Japan hosted the Olympics though no one came because of COVID restrictions.

On 3 September 2021, Suga resigned due to controversy, and Fumio Kishida succeeded him as Prime Minister on 4 October. On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe was tragically assassinated by Tetsuya Yamagami. On 19 May 2023, Japan announced that she would host the G7 summit in Hiroshima and held a remembrance for Hiroshima bombing victims.

On 24 August 2023, Japan insisted on releasing "nuclear-contaminated water" into the sea despite various opposition. Though the water wasn't actually that bad (it was filtered a lot) and many CCP enthusiasts used it as an opportunity to fearmonger and also excuse hate on Japan. Many Chinese rushed to buy radioactive detectors only to find that the soil they're living on has nuclear waste buried in the ground. Even if the waters were really radioactive and harmful, the currents of the ocean where the water goes to flows to Russia and North America first.

Today, many people predict that another giant natural disaster is going to strike Japan soon. And the population is of decline because people love anime girls more than real girls.

社会 (Society)

リーガルシステム (Legal System)

Japan is known for her super strict legal system. Suspects could be held in custody for up to 23 days, and even if they don't charge the suspect they could start a new investigation and reset the clock.

In custody, suspects have no legal rights to make a phone call and can be interrogated without a lawyer present. The right to remain silent won't help much, as police is known to force confessions through verbal intimidation, physiological pressure and sleep deprivation. These forced confessions are treated as real and concrete evidence, which is why Japan has a conviction rate of 99.8%.

Japan is also one of the only democratic country to use the Death Penalty, alongside the United States. Justice system is very harsh, inmates can't talk to family and medical care is usually denied.

アメリカンワナビー (Western Wannabes)

Some Japanese people want to distant themselves from their traditional culture and go out of their way to become more "Western". This led to these Japanese to consume overly-liberal values promoted by the Mainstream Media in the West, and most of the Japanese media persons are part of this group of elites. Women who are a part of this are called "pocahontases" because they do their makeup and hair like Disney's Pocahontas.

These types of people are disliked by the general public in Japan because overall, Japan is a conservative society, and these people are obnoxious, acting like they're better than regular Japanese people. Many Japanese media, especially from this group of elites, try to promote degenerate values regarding gender and race, for example " a women is anything you want it to be" and trying to pretend that they know more about black people than black people themselves.

Many wealthy woke Americans come to Japan trying to convince everyone that Trump is evil.

トリビア (Trivia)

• Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world.
• Many Japanese consider Jesus as a mythological figure, like Zeus. Jesus is featured in multiple Japanese anime, and is not treated with such seriousness as in the Christian countries in the West.
• Many Chinese tourists in Japan likes to trespass private property and stand in the middle of the road to take pictures.
• Often in Japan, citizens would surround drunk people with water or drinks to help them rehydrate themselves when they wake up. So sometimes you would see a passed-out man in public surrounded by water bottles.
• Mochi are linked to good health and longevity in Japanese culture. But these large sticky rice cakes become a choking hazard for the elderly and children, especially during New Year celebrations. Japan has tried to make preventions by making mochi safety guidelines and mini mochi snacks. Authorities issue warnings and are on high alert during the New Years time period, and companies markets special sucking devices to save victims. Over 90% of the victims are people over 65.
• In Japan, new drivers have to put a special sticker on their car for a year. If someone tries to cut a car with the sticker off, they will lose one point off their license.
• Sometimes in Japan, when you pay you are expected to place the money in a "placing tray", and the accountant will put the change back in the plate for you to take.
• Many elevators in Japan have seats for the elderly, sometimes even a toilet for emergencies such as earthquakes.
• There are baskets sized for children shopping in shops in Japan. Child items are usually placed at the bottom of the shelves, encouraging children to learn shopping at an early age.
• In Japan, some tourists (esp. from China) are buying stacks of McDonald meals just for Pokémon cards, then dumping the food and leaving. It's upsetting locals, staff, and kids.

関係 (Relationships)

友達 (Friends)

• アメリカ合衆国 - Greatest trading partner! Thanks for adapting my cars, cartoons, and stuff into your culture. Maybe keep the weebs out though. Our Shinzo Abe really liked your president Mr. Trump! He even redirected the bullet in the attempted assassination from heaven. Also, thanks for protecting me from those communists ! You're so cool… I want to be you please come here! We have Obama, Trump, and Biden burgers! We even have a real-life replica of the Drunken Clam!
• イギリス - I call you Burika (ブリカ).
• 中国 - Civilization giver, thanks for inspiring me on everythings. My traditional clothes and art styles are all from yuo, even part of my alphabet. But your modern version sucks, it hate my culture despite it being directly influenced by yuo. But hey, I had made Strawberry Mapo Tofu which I made it better than stinky Mapo Tofu, muahahahaha

中性 (Neutral)

• 韓国 - We had a complicated relationship. You always begging me for apologies and I couldn't take it. But now we both work with USA against those commies . Yuo arr still inferior
• モンゴル国 - STUPID POOREST EAST ASIAN COUNTRY, YOU'RE TOO IRREVERENT AND BE SLASHED BY MY KATANA. INVASION OF JAPAN NEVRT FORGET!!! Sigh… sorry, is lost cool. That was in the past, we of being neutral now. As long as you don't work with them …

敵 (Enemies)

• 北朝鮮 - FATTY KIM, stop throwing missiles near my clay!
• 中華人民共和国 - RIPOFF PRODUCT MAKER I hate your lies. You xenophobic piece of propaganda, you fed your people so much anti-Japanese stuff that they are now attacking our people! YOU STABBED A JAPANESE MOTHER AND CHILD, YOU BEATEN UP A KID WHO SAID HE LOVES JAPAN, AND YOU PEED AND VANDALIZED ON ONE OF MY SACRED STATUES! Now a Japanese plrson saved a subway of people, don't you plopagandaize her too! And don't forget the time where one of yuo stupid CCP supporter got offended by a Japanese flag on MY clay.
• 環太平洋火山帯 - Yuo caruse all my disasters! RERMOVE VORLCANO!!

描き方 (How to draw)

Flag of Japan, AKA Nisshoki or Hinomaru

Japan has a drawing rating of trivial.

Drawing Japan is very simple.

1. Draw a ball.
2. Fill it with white.
3. Draw a red circle in the middle.
4. Add the eyes and you’re done!

Color Name		HEX
	Crimson Glory	#BC002D
	White	#FFFFFF

ギャラリー (Gallery)

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