Japan

Japan is a country in East Asia that was historically founded in 660 BC but the current constitution was drafted and implemented in 1924.

During and after the 1920s the definition of "Shogunate" around the world was no longer associated with a military dictatorship but a republic or democratic system, thus Japan's official name being "Shogunate of Japan".

Japan during the Great War
During the great war Japan had consolidated with both Australia and New Zealand, the two countries they had been fighting the closest with during the war. Japan opened their borders to the Australians and New Zealanders and vice versa, Japan continued to increase relations between the three and in 1927 the three countries formalised a defensive treaty so that if one of them were attacked the other would come to their aid and defend them, a landslide victory for Japanese and Oceania relations.

Post Great War Japan
During this time Taisho, the ruling emperor, was suffering from several mental and physical illnesses, and in 1920 stepped away from the public and made his son Hirohito prince regent.

Australianisation
From 1924 it was reported that at least one person from every family had visited either Australia or New Zealand, this led to the “Australianisation” of Japan over the next ten years.

JANZAC
In 1928 shortly after the signing of the AJNZ defensive treaty public outcry began coming in about how Japan should align itself akin to how Australia and New Zealand had distanced themselves from the commonwealth, so as one of Emperor Taisho’s decrees, he had ordered his son to make a new constitution with a political system similar to Australia put into place with help from the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes and New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey and their respective ministers.

When Japan went down this path of “Australianisation” Japan went wild with the amount of praise given to emperor Taisho and more importantly his son and it was among the highest accolades that they were ever given and what they will certainly be remembered for. After the official addition of the constitution and the Westminster system into Japan both Billy Hughes and William Massey were honoured with the “Order of the Rising Sun” for their help in bringing this system of government to Japan.

The Japanese people had begun picking up on the resentment of Japan in both Australia and New Zealand whilst visiting the country due to the colonial taking of Indochina and the Bismarck Archipelago. The Japanese government had sensed the feelings of a small group of Australians may grow and damage relations, so in 1929 the Prime Minister of Japan, TBC, with approval of the parliament created a governing body to preside over the colonies.

The Pacific Colonial Management changes official administration at the start of every year, it started in 1929 with Australia as the "head of state" and as of 1936 has rotated all the way around back to Australia.