AHC: Republic of Japan

Your task is to bring forth a Republican Japan, with a total institutional and ideological break from its Imperial past, with a PoD after the inauguration of the Second World War.

The Imperial family and the pre-War political/military/economic elite should be prevented from taking any form of political and economic power again. The Armed Forces of the Japanese Republic should be even more thoroughly "denazified".

(This Japan shall not become a communist state. The Japanese communist could be temporarily elected to power, but there should be no Socialist Republic of Japan of any kind. A separate ACH could be created for red Japan)
 
The only way I can see this happened no is if Prince Chichibu, who was both competant and evil, takes power after Hirohito dies, and then their brothers die, leaving no credible candidate for the throne. With no alternative other than Chichibu, a Republic is the only option.
 
In OTL between 1965 - 2006 there was situation that to imperial family has born only females and them not be allowed ascend to imperial throne. So keep this situation even longer or then prince Hisahito dies before he can get male descent or ascend to Imperial throne. And perhaps government of Japan can't get law that women can ascend to imperial throne. So then Japan becomes republic when last male of imperial family dies.
 
In OTL between 1965 - 2006 there was situation that to imperial family has born only females and them not be allowed ascend to imperial throne. So keep this situation even longer or then prince Hisahito dies before he can get male descent or ascend to Imperial throne. And perhaps government of Japan can't get law that women can ascend to imperial throne. So then Japan becomes republic when last male of imperial family dies.
Wouldn't the Throne go to a male cousin in thi scenario?
 
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