Republic of Tokyo-Yokohama (Wastelands: A Future Map Game)

The Republic of Tokyo-Yokohama is a unitary parlimentary republic in the former Greater Tokyo Area. It is one of several nations that emerged out of the nuclear destruction of Japan.

The Republic was loosely formed in 2054 by the surviving cities of Yokohama, Shinjuku, Tachikawa and Shiki, most of which, while severely damaged from nuclear fallout, had substantial amounts of survivors. It suffered through political chaos well into 2057 thanks to several raider groups. The Republic has no defined border, and continues to expand, vying for the former Yokota Air Force Base near Tachikawa.

Militarily, the Republic is not the most impressive. It's military - the Tokyo-Yokohama Self-Defence Forces - withholds Cold War weaponry, most of which scavenged from former JSDF bases, as well as minor amounts of more modern weapons. It's standard infantry weapon is the Type 89 5.56 Assault Rifle. Minor specialist units use US weaponry, such as the M4 Carbine and MP7, also scavenged from former bases. However, the Republic has a steady supply of ammunition, thanks to a government-mandated salvage and reforging technique which allows for the creation of smaller, less taxing equipment. It utilises small amounts of electric-powered jeeps and other electrified pre-war weaponry amongst its burgeoning Army and growing Navy, while currently experimenting with electrifying useable pre-war aircraft.

Industrially, the nation is a powerhouse of sorts. Thanks to its highly advanced techniques of salvage and reforging - colliqually nicknamed 'Sai-suru' - the country is able to utilise pre-war technology to a reasonable scale. Salvage is often reused in new ways, for the creation of metal consumer products (often simple utilities decorated ornamentally). Electronics, while not scarce, are still in 1980s stages of progression thanks to a lack of precious metals, forcing the country to strip apart microchips and what not simply to be able to reforge new ones. Personal transportation is limited to bicycles and a small line of buses slowly being pushed out, although former train lines are being considered for refurbishment and thus reuse.

The education of the country closely follows that of the pre-war Republic of Japan, with similar curriculum. The system has been toned down to be more liberal, with fewer exams, tests and such, although the fundamental parts of the system still remain intact. Its education system currently faces a teacher shortage barely being supplemented by part-timers.

The cultural landscape of Tokyo-Yokohama is a mix of pre-war culture and a new postmodernism, dominated by the wastelands that currently surround the country as well as a surge of pre-war books. There is a small market for political and economic books, while a far larger market rests in newer Doujinshi and restored Anime tapes.