Japan

Japan is an occupied territory in East Asia. It's neighbors are Korea and the Russian Republic.

History
Near the end of The Pacific War, the United States dropped four atomic bombs on Japan before launching an invasion of the Home Islands, codenamed Operation Olympic. The invasion was costly, with the Japanese putting up fanatical resistance to American and Commonwealth forces. Since 1945 the country has been occupied by the USA.

Politics
The country is under military occupation. However occupation is extremely unpopular, especially amongst students who accuse the government to be nothing more than being a puppet of the Western powers. The occupation is set to expire soon with power to be handed over to a civilian government with the Emperor as a figurehead.

A Difficult Question
Japan has a tough route to choose. The protests grow larger day by day and the reconstruction process has not been completed...yet. Japan must now choose one of two paths to gain its independence. Will Japan give up its claims and experiment with democracy or encourage the Social Democrats to rise up and fight for a new nation?

Military
Japan has been placed under severe military restrictions. It has created Article 9, officially renouncing war. There are plans to restructure the former Imperial Japanese Army into the Japanese Self Defense Forces (JSDF).