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Japanese Tokugawa Shogunate | Great Japanese Empire

 * (Alternate) History (1867 POD): (Before anyone asks, The Meiji Restoration would've happened even without the US forcing Japan to open its ports) After foreign oppression and inner upheaval, Japan was forced to reform in 1867, shortly after the reign of Emperor Meiji. The 15th Shogun of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who was in favor of Westernization, worked towards the centralization of the government until 1884. The Imperial Court moved along with the Emperor to Edo, which was renamed to Tokyo in 1868, which became the central capital for the reforming Shogunate. Other major changes included the removal of the daimyos and other vassals under the Shogun, and the change to the Daijō-kan legal system. In 1884, Tokugawa Yoshinobu stepped down from the position of the Shogun, with his successor being Tokugawa Iesato, nicknamed Prince Tokugawa. During his reign, we saw early signs of the country we see today. The Japanese Diet was established in 1890 and the first elections for Prime Minister were done in the same year (though the Prime Minister's powers is smaller than the Shogun's, he still holds much power inside the country). The First Sino-Japanese War happened between 1894 and 1896, which lead to the cession of the Joseon Dynasty's control over to the Shogunate, along with the annexation of Taiwan, the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula, plus the city of Vladivostok (Urajio today) from the Qing Dynasty. Russia also entered the war to occupy Outer Manchuria. Over the rights of Outer Manchuria, Sakhalin Island, the Kuril Islands, the city of Vladivostok and Russian interest in the Liaodong Peninsula and Korea, the Russo-Japanese War was fought between 1904 and 1905, leading to the first war where an Asian power defeated a European power. Outer Manchuria with the exception of Urajio was recognized part of Russia, while Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands became part of the Shogunate. Seeing that along with Russia, other nations were eyeing the Korean Peninsula and territories formerly Chinese, the forthright annexation of Korea was done, establishing new prefectures in the area. To calm Korean citizens, they were given Korean names and rulers, but there were supervisors of the Shogunate working in the area. In 1912, Emperor Meiji died, with Emperor Taishō succeeding him, who continued the democratization of the country. As the British were seeking to control more territory, they expanded in the Pacific Ocean in small islands. In response to that, the Kingdom of Hawaii was invaded in 1910, and the Shogunate continued to expand its navy to contend with the British. In 1914, the territories of the future Canton Trade Union began rebelling against Imperial Qing, intending to establish a southern seperatist regime. However, as the Shogunate didn't wish to have a possible rising Chinese dynasty, most figures of it were assassinated by Japan and helped merchants in the area to take control of the rebellion, which lead to the foundation of the Canton Trade Union. The Tokugawa Shogunate also joined the war in 1914, supporting the Canton Trade Union, but they also wished to expand in China, so the war was called the Second Sino-Japanese War instead of Canton Independence War. The war ended, with the Japanese annexation of the territory of Greater Shanghai, more parts of Manchuria in the south and the territories of Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningde and Quanzhou, which united into the Fuzhou Prefecture. The original goal of the war was succeeded, as the Canton Trade Union was established, with Japan also having a part of it, as 4 of the 11 regions of the Trade Union are under Japanese merchants' control. Following the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Tokugawa Shogunate sought to gain control of the colonially controlled islands of the Pacific Ocean by supporting independence movements and asking them to pledge allegiance to the Shogunate after their independence, but most of them refused to do so. The islands in the Micronesia region due to their closeness to the Shogunate became the Micronesia Prefecture in 1917, while Polynesia (with the exception of Hawaii and the islands west of it) and Melanesia mostly became independent. As the main goal of the Shogunate was to eliminate European influence from the Pacific, they didn't fight against the islands of Polynesia and Melanesia. This marked the end of the Japanese expansion across the world, and a hundred-year-old period of peaceful time for Japan. In these 100 years, Japan rapidly built up its army and its naval and air fleet, becoming the fifth most powerful army and the third most powerful navy and airforce on Earth. The country also claims to be the leader of technological advancement on Earth, which is true in most cases. One of the major achievements during this period is The changes coming to our planet are also coming to influence the country of Japan…
 * Government: In 2017, Emperor Akihito abdicates from his throne, gaining the nickname Emperor Heisei despite being still alive. Crown Prince Naruhito succeeds the Chrysanthemum Throne on 17 January 2017, ending the Heisei Era, and due to the happenings around the world, the next era is named the Kēosu Era. Simultaneously, the final proceedings end to reform the Shogunate's system. On 20 January 2017, 3 days after the Emperor mounting the throne, the Great Japanese Empire is proclaimed with the Keosu Act (nicknamed this because of the change in era), with the Empire becoming a semi-constitutional mixed monarchy. The positions are divided in three centers of power: the Imperial Family, which regained some of its privileges after the proclamation; the Government and the Diet, which had its power unchanged; and the Shogun's position, which remained after the end of the Shogunate, which holds the military power in case a war happens, while during peacetime, its position is heavily restricted with the exception of a few privileges (during the hundred-year-old peaceful period, the Shogun's authority was becoming smaller and smaller, with the agreements of all three centers of power, finalizing it with the change in governmental form).
 * The Fate of the Canton Trade Union: As the Canton Trade Union sees profit over everything, next to the 4 Japanese members of the Canton Trading Council, 3 other Chinese are bribed to bide the will of the
 * Political parties: The Great Japanese Empire is a multi-party unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional mixed monarchy. The political parties of Japan first began to appear in the 1870s, after the official name of the country was changed to Japanese Tokugawa Shogunate, signifying the country's plans to become democratic, thus the democraticised country has a rich history of political entanglement.
 * Rising Sun Party: A political party created in 1921, during the early years of the hundred-years peaceful period (HYP later) by Akiyama Tadamichi. The party focuses on technological development of Japan to stay ahead of its Western neighbors as well as China and India, thus can be considered a semi-technocratic nationalist party. During the early years of the HYP, the party almost single-handedly controlled the Diet, but in the 1950s and 1960s, the party experienced a meteoric fall in votes, thus giving chance for other parties to rise. Since then, they managed to recover their prominence, as during the 2014 election period they managed to win 53.34% of the votes, giving the party a right to single-handedly control the Diet's decisions. The current leader of the party is Shigeru Ishiba.
 * Imperialist Party: A political party formed in 1896, following the Tokugawa Shogunate's success in the First Sino-Japanese War, by Masuda Ryushi. The party's main goal is reinstating the Emperor's power in the judicial and legislative branches of government, as they still have a large influence in the executive branch. The other ideology of the party is Imperialism, which died out in the West with the exception of the British Empire and France. There is a part which supports the establishment of the Great Asian Empire created by the Great Japanese Empire, whose ambition includes the rest of China, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and Siberia starting from the westernmost parts of the Mongolia inside the Empire of China, leaving out the Turkic people. Between the First and Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperialist Party was one of the most popular political parties, but as the hundred-years peaceful period came, the number of votes for this party plummeted, leaving it only with 10.45% of the votes during the 2014 election. Suprisingly, the current leader of the party is Katsuragi Yukiko, a prominent female politician.
 * Imperial Japanese Armed Forces
 * Imperial Japanese Ground Forces (Manpower)
 * Total population: 307,754,400
 * Available manpower: 168,803,290
 * Fit for service: 135,913,570
 * Reaching military age annually: 7,003,850
 * Active frontline personnel: 1,934,440
 * Active reserve personnel: 3,553,070
 * Imperial Japanese Ground Forces (Land systems)
 * Tanks: 7,418
 * Armored fighting vehicles (AFVs): 21,585
 * Self propelled guns (SPGs): 2,864
 * Towed-artillery: 5,488
 * Multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRSs): 2,432
 * Imperial Japanese Air Forces (Air power)
 * Fighters / interceptors: 1,984
 * Fixed-wing attack aircraft: 1,872
 * Transport aircraft: 2,474
 * Trainer aircraft: 1,433
 * Helicopters: 1,955
 * Attack helicopters: 436
 * Imperial Japanese Naval Forces (Naval power)
 * Aircraft carriers: 9
 * Frigates: 15
 * Destroyers: 43
 * Corvettes: 23
 * Submarines: 59
 * Coastal defense craft: 198
 * Mine warfare: 19
 * Conflicts
 * Annexation of the Pacific islands: As the Tokugawa Shogunate originally intended to unify the Pacific after the rebellions made by them, the Great Japanese Empire fulfills this by attacking them due to the violation of the treaty (the agreement between the rebel groups that was never released to the public, and is still top secret) as a casus belli. This is also extended to the independent islands in the Indian Ocean near the coast of Africa and near India. As the independent islands are weak to defend against the superior Japanese navy, airforce and army, all of them surrender early on.
 * Invasion of Oman: Similiar to France, to expand our oil reserves, the country of Oman is invaded, with the northern territories occupied, such as Dubai, Al Ain or the capital, Muscat. We demand the surrender of the country in exchange for large autonomy and defense from other Arab denominations and powers.
 * Coup d'etat in Laos and Cambodia:  Although the coup d'etat itself haven't started yet, Japan begins the preparations to start it in the two countries next year. The claim is that their current government is anti-Japanese and wishes to be enemies and/or rivals with the Pacific Union. After the coup d'etat is finished, the official named for the successor states that are actually puppet states under Japanese rule are the Lao-Thai Republic for Laos and the Khmer Republic for Cambodia.
 * Diplomacy
 * Vietnam, Thailand, Burma: The Great Japanese Empire wishes to invite your countries to the Pacific Union to unite against a common threat: China.
 * Indonesia: We wish to sign a non-aggression pact and the free trade agreement between our countries.

Before anyone ask why is my army so OP is because of the rivalry in Asia is much bigger than in America and Europe, due to the absence of the two World Wars. Between China and Japan, there is a large rivalry as the two Sino-Japanese wars according to my backstory were won by Japan (they didn't have the same context).