japan

In a world where Japan's Taisho-era democracy survive (take your pick of PoDs—Hara Takashi survives his assassination, the Kwantung Army fails to kill Zhang Zuolin, and others), how do you all think that the status of the Japanese imperial family would be? While this Japan would be more moderate...

Title basically says it. Japan took Tsingtao, other German concessions in China, and Germany's pacific island colonies in 1914. If the Spring Offensive had succeeded and led to some sort of peace settlement favoring the Central Powers, would Japan have given back those colonies? Could Britain...

Just a scenario I cooked in my head. I know this is improbable but for the sake of the scenario, let us discuss the ramifications. Let's just say for some reason after Japan's defeat in WWII, the instrument of surrender only says Japan needs to let Korea and the South Pacific Islands go...

I am planning on uploading a story that continues after the end of the SS-GB show. It would focus on Archer’s efforts to further undermine German occupation of Britain as well as international developments. Will explain more soon, but I have ideas regarding the situation of British Jews, the...

What if the House of Li escaped to Japan and intermarried/merged with with the House of Yamato? How would this affect the history of East Asia and is it possible that this could lead to a Japanese conquest of Korea and China?

When Commodore Perry's "black ships" arrived in Japan, they were met with shock and fear from the local population, but fortunately for both sides that bloodshed was avoided. But I'd like to explore a scenario in which Japan had put up a more violent reaction to Perry's fleet. Let's say that a...

According to the Spanish diplomat F.E. Reynoso, in 1894 the Japanese offered to buy the Philippines from Spain for 40 million pounds sterling. However, according to Reynoso this offer was not accepted.[20] According to the scholar C.E. Russell, in 1896 Spain was rumoured to have offered to sell...

I read once that, had the Enola Gay crash landed, there was a chance that the atomic payload could detonate in the explosion. This is not true of Fat Man or subsequently developed nuclear warheads. Unfortunately I cannot track down where I read this information, but for the sake of ALT history...

I think if Brunei were vigorous in their proselytization in Sarawak and Luzon which would have caused Luzon to be Sultanate by the time Legaspi or the Spanish had come in the area, Brunei could have prevented or delayed the acquisition of Western influence in Japan by blocking the trade routes...

Surprised nobody has discussed this. POD is 1974 when LDP loses control of the House of Councillers due to stagflation. That combined with the Lockheed scandal leads to the LDP losing the 1976 election to a coalition of JSP, Komeito, JCP, and DSP with independent support. As leader of the...

Would have South Japan and North Japan Divided instead West Germany and East Germany? Would have Anime, Manga and Light Novel Never Exist? Would Have South and North Japan Reunification instead West Germany and East Germany Reunification 1990? Would Have Soviet Invaded Korea? Would Kuomintang...

Would Staufenberg support Manfred Von Richthofen? Would Staufenberg return German Border 1871 after Operation Valkyrie Succeeded? Would American Invasion Taiwan during WW2 (Operation Causeway) Succeeded? Would American Invaded Korea and Manchuria Succeeded during WW2? Would American Invaded...

Prologue Taken from "Soviets & Fascists Clash in Manchuria" an article published in the MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, June 1954. PEKING - Chinese officials continue to condemn 'brazen acts of communist aggression' following the reinforcement of Zhenbao Island with tanks and rockets by the Red Army last...

Taiwan is probably the homeland of the austronesian family language and is not that far from japan, considering their strong naval tradition, is not hard to think austronesians landing in Japan before the Yayoi. What do you think about a austronesian japan society ? More ties to Taiwan...

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Artist's rendition of Amakusa Shirō, leader of the peasantry during the Kirishitan Uprising The Sparks of Rebellion (1570s-1630s) Japan in the 1630s was a relatively peaceful area (when compared to anywhere else in the world). The state had been pulled out of the long Sengoku Era that ravaged...

The Red Scare in East Asia: Japan (1945–1950) - A glimpse into what East Asia could have looked like if Japan was divided, instead of Korea. “In the later half of the Second World War, the United States had developed the world’s first nuclear weapon, the Atom Bomb. While Germany had been...

In the 13th Century, Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty and Mongol Empire tried to invade Japan, twice. In 1274, besides a few small islands such as Tsushima and Iki, the first one Mongol Invasion aimed to make landing in Kyushu at Hakata Bay, which at first, nearly caught the Japanese off guard...

Yasuke - From Slave to Samurai to Sovereign (A Oneshot in the style of an OSP Episode) In the wild and wandering halls of history there are countless stories, be they of great generals, daring explorers, or cunning politicians. But its rare to find a story that feels like it has it all, yet...

How would the Pacific War change if France never fell to the Nazis and Britain didn't have their hands tied in the Battle of Britain - because both were butterflied by an alternate War in Europe caused by Germany invading Czechoslovakia without the Munich Agreement? For a POD, let's say that...