Japan (A New Age: Map Game)

日本国
Timeline: A New Age (Map Game)

Flag of Japan

Capital

Utsunomiya

Largest city

Tokyo

Other cities

Osaka, Hakodate, Sapporo, Kōchi, Wakkanai

Language

Japanese

Religion

Buddhism, Shinto

Government

Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

Emperor

Naruhito

Prime Minister

Ayane Uehara (New Party Nippon)

Currency

Japanese Yen

Japan is a nation in East Asia.

History[]

2019:
- Kyoto is destroyed by the North Korean ballistic missile test.
- War declared on North Korea, and military support was sent to help South Korea.
2020:
- Reform to Article 9 put to vote; passes in National Diet but unsuccessful in public referendum with 73% against it, leading to it not passing.
- Departure tax takes effect.
2021:
- Liberal Democratic Party - Komeito coalition loses to Constitutional Democratic Party and its Pacifist coalition.
2022:
- Reform towards the work culture is passed; and several new laws and regulations are passed.
2023:
- Law passed banning all fuel and diesel cars by 2045.
2024-2025:
- Phrase out of nuclear power begins.
2026:
- Sanctions on Russia is removed after a vote.
2027-2028:
- Sea walls begin construction as is land reclamation.
2029:
- 2015 Japanese military legislation is repealed.
- Claims to all disputed islands are dropped after vote.
- Treaty established between Russia and Japan, recognising the Kuril Islands dispute as officially Russian.
2030:
- Ban on hate speech, ban of denying Japanese war crimes, ban on whitewashing of history, ban on enshrinement of war criminals (especially the Class A war criminals) are put into place.
- Yasukuni Shrine de-shrines all war criminals, including the Class A war criminals.
2031:
- Trade agreement was established with Russia.
- Repeal of Japan / United States Security Treaty.
- Policy of neutrality and non-alignment begins to be implemented.
2032:
- Law passed giving minorities more right.
- Anti-discrimination laws against minorities passed.
- Ryukyuans officially recognised by government as minority group, separate from Japanese.
2033-2036:
- Liberal Democratic Party dissolves.
- Osaka Metropolis plan passes with 56% support. Plans to consolidate Osaka Prefecture into Osaka proper are established.
- Chūō Shinkansen, the first and only maglev train and line running from Tokyo to Nagoya officially opened.
2037:
- Nuclear power is phrased out.
- Wave power and tidal power experimental plants are built.
2038:
- Laws of succession to the Japanese Throne are changed to officially allow for females to be included, and allowing for the imperial family to adopt.
- In a poll, support for Republicanism is at 23.8%; with support for the monarchy declining.
2039-2041:
- Kibō no Tō-Nippon Ishin no Kai coalition ends.
- Kibō no Tō-Komeito coalition is formed.
2042-2046:
- Ryukyu languages becomes co-official language in Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefecture.
- Ainu language becomes co-official language in Hokkaido.
- Osaka officially becomes a Metropolis, similar to Tokyo.
2047-2049:
- Collapse of the Sea Walls
- Government relocated to Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture
- Evacuation of coastal areas.
- Reconstruction of sea walls.
2050:
- Utsunomiya Stock Exchange is officially opened.
2051:
- 40 billion bitcoins went missing from the Band of Japan, leading to the closure and phrasing out of cryptocurrency.
- The Self-Defence Forces given a slight budget boost due to rising tensions.
2052-2055:
- Kamikawa (Ishikari) District merges into Asahikawa.
- Natural gas phrased out as an energy source.
2056-2059:
- A law is passed banning whale meat.
2060-2061:
- Shimotsuke incorporates the towns of Mibu and Kaminokawa.

Politics[]

List of Political Parties[]

Former Political Parties[]

Japanese Kokoro (2014-2031)
Liberal Democratic Party (1955-2033)
Kibō no Tō (2017-2057)
Liberal Party (2012-2057)

List of Monarchs[]

Akihito (Heisei) (1989-2019)
Naruhito (2019-)

List of Prime Ministers[]

Shinzō Abe (Liberal Democratic Party) (2012-2021)
Yukio Edano (Constitutional Democratic Party) (2021-2029)
Ikuo Yamahana (Constitutional Democratic Party) (2029-2037)
Kaori Ishikawa (Constitutional Democratic Party) (2037-2049)
Tatsuya Matsubara (Constitutional Democratic Party) (2049-2057)
Yoshiki Miura (Constitutional Democratic Party) (2057-2061)
Ayane Uehara (New Party Nippon) (2061-)

Current Seats in the National Diet[]

As of 2061:

House of Councillors[]

The House of Councillors have 242 seats total.

Constitutional Democratic Party - 87
New Party Nippon - 73
Nippon Ishin no Kai - 47
Japanese Communist Party - 14
Komeito - 8
Social Democratic Party - 6

Independents - 4
Okinawa Social Mass Party - 3

House of Representatives[]

The House of Representatives have 465 seats total.

New Party Nippon - 168
Constitutional Democratic Party - 156
Nippon Ishin no Kai - 92
Japanese Communist Party - 19
Komeito - 8
Social Democratic Party - 8

Independents - 14

Current coalitions[]

Pacifist coalition: Constitutional Democratic Party, Japanese Communist Party, Social Democratic Party

Military[]

Japan Self-Defence Forces is the military of Japan. As neutrality and pacifism has been pursued since 2021 with the election of Yukio Edano from the Constitutional Democratic Party, and moreso since 2031 with the repeal of the Japan / United States Security Treaty, the Self-Defence Forces budget has seen a decrease over the years, with most of it being put in social services, infrastructure, and JAXA. All of the revisions and reinterpretations done by the Liberal Democratic Party, such as the 2015 Japanese military legislation, have been removed. In 2051, the Self-Defence Forces gained a slight budget boost due to tensions in South East Asia; and had an equipment and weapon overhaul, buying newer weapons and equipment from Russia and China.

Current total military personnel is 91,387.

The Japan Self-Defence Forces include:

Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF)
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)
Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF)