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Oh, my wording was poor.
Married into the Imperial Family, can Mary/Kimiko follow Anglicanism?
Asami
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Mary did marry her OTL husband, but he died in an accident a few years in, much like Hirohito's wife.
I did note within my post that the Japanese genrō and aristocracy are scandalized by the Emperor's decision--but the Emperor is now using a vested interest of drawing public support for him and his new wife to keep them from being too finicky about it.
This is my justification for saying 'hey, this may kinda work'--the British are scared of a violent communist state across the Channel, Japan is afraid of the racist xenophobic ultranationalist Mongolia across the South China Sea. So, a marriage would perhaps pan out in some sense; despite the sentiments against it by many in both courts.
Japan and Britain's more conservative elite permit it entirely on the premise of containing communism and creating a deeper alliance against them and the Mongol state.
TBH I had no idea who else to pick--I was considering having Hirohito just marry a commoner in Japan (much like his son did IOTL), any suggestions perhaps I may replace her with?
Asami
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Well, the current Empress Consort of Japan was born into a Catholic family. Her marriage to Akihito was heavily opposed by the Empress Consort of the time, and many people even threatened to kill her over it. She did convert to Shintoism, but it's not like any of her sons or daughters are elligible to rule Britain as it is; so if she did convert, oh well.
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I think someone like one of the British socialites known as the "Bright young things" during the 1920s. Someone with a more independent personality (unlike the Princess Royal). I'm thinking someone not averse to the scandal of marrying a Japanese Prince, but who at the same time can endear herself to both the Japanese and British public.
I almost wonder why the Japanese Imperial family did not even try to marry someone of the Korean ruling house, as this could have been more useful in perhaps making Korea somewhat more agreeable to Japanese rule, but it seems that even Koreans with whom they share more DNA were thought of as "too foreign".
@Asami - I really like the idea. And given that the Japanese were at one point considering having a princess marry into the Ethiopian imperial family, I don't see them having a problem with a Brit 
I'd need to dig the reference out again...there was actually a thread in this very forum about it, a while back. But the upshot was, a Japanese princess was apparently going to marry the Crown Prince of Abyssinia, but it fell through.
In Europe it was mistakenly reported that there was to be an Imperial match between Japan and Ethiopia, when in reality the proposed marriage was between Lij Araya Abebe, nephew of the Ethiopian Emperor with Masako Kuroda, daughter of Viscount Kuroda Hiroyuki.
The Ethiopian Emperor had sought at one point to modernise his country and even bring Japanese immigrants to the country. The first Japanese envoy to the country arrived in 1930 for the coronation of the emperor, and signed a Treaty of Friendship between the two Empires. The following year, an Ethiopian envoy including Prince Lij Araya Abebe visited Japan and he began seeking a Japanese bride. Advertisements were circulated around Japan in search of a bride, but it does not seem that any Japanese princess was ever considered.
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Pretty sure the khan should be a lot less successful than that. I expect widespread rebellion :3
I agree, the amount of insurgencies Ungern-Sternberg is having to quell should be straining the Mongol war machine.
Asami
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He is facing a large number of insurgencies. The KMT and Communist insurrection are just the most notable.
Why? I don't see how would they make a connection, especially with the different political views. But she may still change her mind, Mitford din't become a real fascist until the 1930's, when she had a relationship with no other than Oswald Mosley. TBH I prefer Princess Mary, both for political and compatibility reasons, but it's your story.
Really, Japan is xenophobic, IIRC, so really, any foreigner would be met with a fair bit of disdain.
Maybe someone from Korea, as was suggested earlier? Tie 'em together, and a bit more palatable for the natives.
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