Timeline (New Face)

2020

 * The United States presidential elections takes place with Donald Trump winning against Democrat Joe Biden.
 * The PlayStation 5 and Xbox X are released in November.

2021

 * The COVID19 outbreak is under control, with a functioning vaccine being rolled out starting from May.
 * In July, the Japanese constitutional referendum takes place towards revising Article 9. The vote narrowly passed with 51% voting yes, and following this Abe went on to legitimise the Japan Self-Defence Forces in the Constitution.
 * In September, the 49th general election of members of the House of Representatives in Japan takes place. The breakdown:
 * Tarō Asō easily wins the election receiving 16,182,732 in popular votes. The seats for the LDP rose from 283 to 285.
 * Yukio Edano from the Constitutional Democratic Party received 8,354,199 of the popular vote. The CDP saw a loss of three seats, down to 65 seats.
 * Yuichiro Tamaki from the Democratic for the People Party received 5,685,923 of the popular vote, and gained one seat (now at 41).
 * Venezuela descends into civil war between the Maduro government and several democratic rebels. Russia sends support to the Maduro government.
 * The United States officially intervenes in Venezuela following support in both the House and Senate.

2022

 * The 2022 South Korean presidential election takes place in May, with Psy from the Democratic Party, Hong Jun-pyo from the Liberty Korea Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo from the Bareunmirae Party being the main candidates. The breakdown:
 * Psy received 14,283,102 of the popular vote, and carried along all special cities (except Daegu) plus Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Jeju, North and South Chungcheong, North and South Jeolla provinces.
 * Ahn Cheol-soo received 6,941,738 of the popular vote, and carried Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.
 * Hong Jun-pyo received 4,536,342 of the popular vote, and saw the highest turnout in South Gyeongsang Province.
 * The Australian election is held. Jason Falinski wins against Tanya Plibersek from the Labor Paty, leading to the former being elected prime minister.
 * The Liberal/National Coalition gains ten seats and remains the majority government.
 * The Labor Party loses nine seats.
 * For the first time since 1990, Bob Katter loses his seat in the Division of Kennedy, being taken by Frank Beveridge from the Liberal/National Coalition.
 * ISIL is fully defeated as the last of the strongholds have been taken by other factions and their leaders killed.

Korea

 * At the 2023 inter-Korean summit, both sides agree on a peace treaty and begins a long process for future unification.
 * In South Korea, a carbon tax is put into law with the tax going towards investing towards renewable resources.
 * Hyundai and Kia make the pledge of phrasing out all production of fossil fuel-based cars by 2035.

World

 * Joseph D. Kucan announces his intention to run for president and campaigns towards security, increased presence in the world stage, as well as being the first major republican to have a plan laid out towards combating climate change.
 * Fatih Şahin from the Justice and Development Party is elected president of Turkey, succeeding Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who was ineligible for re-election due to term limits.
 * Virtual Console is introduced to the Nintendo Switch and features a bigger game library than the ones from the Wii, 3DS, and the Wii U; and includes other classic titles such as  International Superstar Soccer 64.

2024

 * Korea becomes the next nation in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote in the National Assembly with 63% in favour, 31% against, and 7% abstaining.
 * Dmitry Medvedev succeeds Vladimir Putin following the 2024 elections in Russia.
 * In the 2024 presidential elections, Republican nominee Joseph D. Kucan wins the election in a landslide against Democrat . All states except CA, IL, NY, OR, WA, and Hawaii voted republican.
 * A referendum is held towards establishing a republic in Australia. It passes with 65% support.
 * In the Ukrainian elections, Oleh Lyashko from the Radical Party wins 55% of the vote beating incumbent Volodymyr Zelensky, who had 40% of the votes. Military spending sees an increase following the elections, raising tensions with Russia.

2025

 * The situation in Venezuela worsens as the Navy Seals manage to assassinate Maduro. The American military then moves in to occupy the nation.
 * In the Japanese elections, Tarō Asō wins another term having received 14,029,182 of the popular vote. Overall vote turnout was around 45.38%, marking a slow increase in political apathy.
 * Turkey is kicked out of NATO after a vote between NATO member states voting in favour.
 * Bob Katter passes away in June, and Robbie Katter becomes the sole leader of the Katter's Australian Party.

2026

 * Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state after a referendum with 68% support. The US Virgin Islands are merged into the new state.
 * Marijuana is legalised in South Korea after a close vote in the National Assembly with a 54% vote in favour.

2027

 * The 2027 South Korean presidential election takes place in May, with from the Democratic Party,  from the Liberty Korea Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo from the Bareunmirae Party being the main candidates.
 * received 16,438,240 of the popular vote, and carried along all special cities (except Daegu) plus Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Jeju, North and South Chungcheong, North and South Jeolla provinces.
 * Ahn Cheol-soo received 8,304,623 of the popular vote, and carried Daegu and North and South Gyeongsang Province.
 * Jeong Jeom-sik received 2,586,109 of the popular vote with no majority vote in any of the provinces.
 * Bae Joo-hyun is sworn in as President and she continues many of Psy's policies.

2028

 * The United States annexes Venezuela as an unincorporated territory. Remnants of the Maduro government as well as rival groups continue to be fought against.
 * In the inter-Korean Summit, an agreement on unification is made in 2040.
 * Presidential elections take place in Australia with Jason Falinski from the Liberal/National Coalition for another term.
 * Following the elections, Liberal/National Coalition has a total of 79 seats and Labor has a total of 59 seats.
 * The Katter's Australian Party manages to not only take back the Division of Kennedy, but gains ten seats in the House of Representatives. Robbie Katter becomes the representative of Kennedy.