Talk:2017: Year of Chaos (Map Game)/@comment-30574470-20161022092912

Japan | Nippon-koku
 * Government: The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy in which the power of the Emperor is limited and is relegated primarily to ceremonial duties. As in many other states, the Government is divided into three branches: the Executive branch, the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch.
 * Phase 1: Increase miliary to 2 million. Increase military spending. Reform government. Start tech boom.
 * Phase 2: REDACTED
 * Phase 3: REDACTED
 * Phase 4: REDACTED
 * Demographics:
 * Population: The population is currently 126,110,000, and slowly decreasing. Japan's population is aging faster than any other nation. The population of those 65 years or older roughly doubled in 24 years, from 7.1% of the population in 1970 to 14.1% in 1994. The same increase took 61 years in Italy, 85 years in Sweden, and 115 years in France. In 2014, 26% of Japan's population was estimated to be 65 years or older, and the Health and Welfare Ministry has estimated that over-65s will account for 40% of the population by 2060.
 * Religion: Shinto and Buddhism are Japan's two major religions.
 * Infrastructure: Japan has a very advanced and well-maintained infrastructure, which undergoes regular upgrading and expansion. Both the private and public sectors undertake various infrastructural projects and operate their respective services. Japan has a very extensive and modern road network. It consists of 1,152,207 kilometers (715,981 miles) of highways, of which 863,003 kilometers (536,270 miles) are paved. They include 6,114 kilometers (3,799 miles) of expressways. The number of motor vehicles increased from 70,106,536 in 1995 to 73,688,389 in 1999. Major development projects to expand the Japanese highway network include a $32-billion project for the construction of a second Tomei-Meishin Expressway, connecting Tokyo and Kobe via Nagoya. The length of Japan's railways is 23,670 kilometers (14,708 miles), more than half of which is electrified. Japan is famous for its high-speed trains.
 * Economy: he economy of Japan is the third-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) and is the world's second largest developed economy.
 * Technology: Japan makes more solar panels and creates floating Solar Islands to power Japan. Hybrid and Electric vehicles are slowly phased in. The Japanese Space Program is given a huge grant. Probes will be sent to Mars in 2019.
 * Military: 43.8 million Japanese citizens are currently fit for military service. A massive recruitment program begins in 2016, and as the program is in its second year, the goal of over 2 million personnel is reached. Massive funding is put into training, to be complete in 2019.
 * Japanese Ground Force: The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force are transformed into the Japanese Ground Force. Active personnel rises to 2 million under the new recruitment scheme.
 * Japanese Maritime Force: The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force are transformed into the Japanese Maritime Force. They have 200 ships, 500 aircraft, and 200,000 personnel, half of which are still undergoing training.
 * Japanese Air Force: The Japan Air Self-Defence Force are transformed into the Japanese Air Force. They have 1000 aircraft and 100,000 personnel.
 * Diplomacy: Japan is nice to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! ◕‿◕