Chapter 1: The Tokyo Conference
Chapter 1: The Tokyo Conference:
The Japanese Empire felt betrayed ever since the Nine-Power Treaty of 1922, that was affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China and the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament of 1930, so that it later would not be a part of the new Second London Naval Treaty of 1935/36. It all began after the creation of the Japanese puppet state, the Empire of Manchukuo under Emperor Puyi in 1932. The foreign powers mostly European Colonial Powers were unwilling to accept the Great Manchurian Empire as a independent state. It became clear to Japan, that the Europeans and the Americans would not accept Japans special needs, ties and influence in China. What the USA claimed for the Americas in the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary as natural rights, were no rights they themselves would allow the Japanese equally in China or Asia. This combined with the for many Japanese Militarists, unsatisfying outcome of the Tangu Truce in 1933 that established a cease-fire between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, that formal ended the Japanese invasion of Manchuria that begun two years earlier lead to a coup of Imperialist in Japan in 1934. During this attempted coup young Imperial Japanese Army officers led a attack in Tokyo, Japan, in a bid to purge the government and military leadership in favor of the radical 'Imperial Way'. Roughly 1500 men joined the rebellion, successfully assassinating several leading officials (including two former prime ministers) and occupying a number of important buildings including the police headquarters. However the Emperor rejected the rebellion and it was suppressed over the following days, bringing an end to the factionalism which had divided the Japanese army.
The cease-fire with Japan gave Chiang Kaishek time to deal with the Communists in the Fifth Encirclement Campaign, forcing Mao to his Long March. At the same time the Soviet Union began to intervene in Xianjing, threatening Japanese interests in China now from two fronts and not only just from Mongolia. Japan's government realized that it's own stability and it's influence in Asia and the Pacific were still threatened by foreign, colonial powers. To find a solution to this problem the Japanese government, military and industry gathered together at the Tokyo Conference. One at the major themes at the secret Tokyo Conference was colonization and living space, racial and cultural supremacy and even mentioned jinshu (race) and minzoku (people). The members of the Tokio Conference argued that out of all Asian nations and states only Japan was able to industrialize and remain total independent. Because of this the Japanese were not only equal, but superior to any other nation on earth. At the same time the Japanese Sun should guide and liberate the Asian people, seen as children or apprentice to a wise and old Japanese father or mentor/master nation and culture. Other Asian cultures and nations should therefore become more like Japan and while the main slogan was "Asia for Asiatics" it really meant sphere of Japanese Puppet States and Influence orbiting around Japan, like the planets around the sun.
While the Coup failed, it created a new path and ideology (later known as Coprospism) in Japan that believed that the goal to expand Japanese colonies and influrence could be archived trough nationalism in a non-ethnic way, independence from (European) imperialist domination, divine rule and the people's livelihood (free trade and modernization). While the Nationalist Government of China fought Mao and his communists, the Tokyo Conference declared communism a competing ideology for their plans in China as well as the East Asian and the Southeast Asian Continent. To establish their own ideology and plans as a attractive model against Communist or Capitalist inference, the Tokyo Conference decided a similar strategy than the Nazis would have in Germany and Europe, clearly taking influence from them. For this goal to counter capitalism and communism, the Japanese declared the recreation of the Korean (Cosen) Empire as a independent, protected nation just like Manchukuo to claim their goal of liberating, educating and modernizing other asian nations. Korean Empress Sunjeong had till then became a widow on 24 April 1926, when Emperor Yunghui died without issue at the Changdeok Palace in Seoul.
The Japanese therefore declared Crown Prince Uimin (also Euimin), son of the last true Emperor Gojon (Sunjong) the new Hwangje (Emperor) and reestablished his rule. Also known as Prince Ri Gin in Japan, the new Chosen Emperor had in December 1907, been taken to Japan and was enrolled at Gakushuin Peers' School, and upon graduating entered the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, both in Tokio. Graduating from the academy on 25 May 1917, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry on 25 December, and steadily rose up the ranks, receiving promotions to lieutenant (April 1920), captain (July 1923) and to major (August 1928). In 1920, he married Princess Masako of Nashimoto (born 4 November 1901), the eldest daughter of H.I.H. Lieutenant Nashimoto Morimasa, linking the Japanese and Chosen Royal Dynasties by doing so. In reality the new Hwangje of the Empire of Chosen had as little influence and power as Puyi in Manchukuo. The truth was that the Japanese military and conglomerates (Zaibatsu) secretly ruled both nations, political, militarily and otherwise. Sometimes directly, sometimes with local branches of their own, like the Imperial Chosen Railway or the Imperial Chosen Army. While Chinese and Koreans made up the majority of the workers and soldiers, Japanese foreman and officers would lead and guide them.
The Japanese Empire felt betrayed ever since the Nine-Power Treaty of 1922, that was affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China and the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament of 1930, so that it later would not be a part of the new Second London Naval Treaty of 1935/36. It all began after the creation of the Japanese puppet state, the Empire of Manchukuo under Emperor Puyi in 1932. The foreign powers mostly European Colonial Powers were unwilling to accept the Great Manchurian Empire as a independent state. It became clear to Japan, that the Europeans and the Americans would not accept Japans special needs, ties and influence in China. What the USA claimed for the Americas in the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary as natural rights, were no rights they themselves would allow the Japanese equally in China or Asia. This combined with the for many Japanese Militarists, unsatisfying outcome of the Tangu Truce in 1933 that established a cease-fire between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, that formal ended the Japanese invasion of Manchuria that begun two years earlier lead to a coup of Imperialist in Japan in 1934. During this attempted coup young Imperial Japanese Army officers led a attack in Tokyo, Japan, in a bid to purge the government and military leadership in favor of the radical 'Imperial Way'. Roughly 1500 men joined the rebellion, successfully assassinating several leading officials (including two former prime ministers) and occupying a number of important buildings including the police headquarters. However the Emperor rejected the rebellion and it was suppressed over the following days, bringing an end to the factionalism which had divided the Japanese army.
The cease-fire with Japan gave Chiang Kaishek time to deal with the Communists in the Fifth Encirclement Campaign, forcing Mao to his Long March. At the same time the Soviet Union began to intervene in Xianjing, threatening Japanese interests in China now from two fronts and not only just from Mongolia. Japan's government realized that it's own stability and it's influence in Asia and the Pacific were still threatened by foreign, colonial powers. To find a solution to this problem the Japanese government, military and industry gathered together at the Tokyo Conference. One at the major themes at the secret Tokyo Conference was colonization and living space, racial and cultural supremacy and even mentioned jinshu (race) and minzoku (people). The members of the Tokio Conference argued that out of all Asian nations and states only Japan was able to industrialize and remain total independent. Because of this the Japanese were not only equal, but superior to any other nation on earth. At the same time the Japanese Sun should guide and liberate the Asian people, seen as children or apprentice to a wise and old Japanese father or mentor/master nation and culture. Other Asian cultures and nations should therefore become more like Japan and while the main slogan was "Asia for Asiatics" it really meant sphere of Japanese Puppet States and Influence orbiting around Japan, like the planets around the sun.
While the Coup failed, it created a new path and ideology (later known as Coprospism) in Japan that believed that the goal to expand Japanese colonies and influrence could be archived trough nationalism in a non-ethnic way, independence from (European) imperialist domination, divine rule and the people's livelihood (free trade and modernization). While the Nationalist Government of China fought Mao and his communists, the Tokyo Conference declared communism a competing ideology for their plans in China as well as the East Asian and the Southeast Asian Continent. To establish their own ideology and plans as a attractive model against Communist or Capitalist inference, the Tokyo Conference decided a similar strategy than the Nazis would have in Germany and Europe, clearly taking influence from them. For this goal to counter capitalism and communism, the Japanese declared the recreation of the Korean (Cosen) Empire as a independent, protected nation just like Manchukuo to claim their goal of liberating, educating and modernizing other asian nations. Korean Empress Sunjeong had till then became a widow on 24 April 1926, when Emperor Yunghui died without issue at the Changdeok Palace in Seoul.
The Japanese therefore declared Crown Prince Uimin (also Euimin), son of the last true Emperor Gojon (Sunjong) the new Hwangje (Emperor) and reestablished his rule. Also known as Prince Ri Gin in Japan, the new Chosen Emperor had in December 1907, been taken to Japan and was enrolled at Gakushuin Peers' School, and upon graduating entered the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, both in Tokio. Graduating from the academy on 25 May 1917, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry on 25 December, and steadily rose up the ranks, receiving promotions to lieutenant (April 1920), captain (July 1923) and to major (August 1928). In 1920, he married Princess Masako of Nashimoto (born 4 November 1901), the eldest daughter of H.I.H. Lieutenant Nashimoto Morimasa, linking the Japanese and Chosen Royal Dynasties by doing so. In reality the new Hwangje of the Empire of Chosen had as little influence and power as Puyi in Manchukuo. The truth was that the Japanese military and conglomerates (Zaibatsu) secretly ruled both nations, political, militarily and otherwise. Sometimes directly, sometimes with local branches of their own, like the Imperial Chosen Railway or the Imperial Chosen Army. While Chinese and Koreans made up the majority of the workers and soldiers, Japanese foreman and officers would lead and guide them.
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