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As it says on the tin. With a POD of no earlier than 1867, get someone to use one or more nuclear weapons on Japan.

Bonus points:

+1: Not an act of nuclear terrorism. Too easy of a cop out.

+3 points: Japan starts the war that results in its nuking.

+5 points: A major power, like China, Grossdeutschland, the British Empire or the United States uses a nuclear weapon on Japan.

+7 points: An insane, violent, militaristic regime who like to pretend they are carrying on the legacy of the Samurai takes over and governs Japan.

+9 points: Japan takes over substantial parts of the Chinese Empire, declares war on the United States, Great Britain and Russia and fights them all at the same time.

+12 points: Get the aforementioned insane militaristic regime to perform this act from famed alternate history author Iris Chang's book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_of_nanking

+15 points: Get everyone in Japan to deny the fact afterwards.

This might be a tough one, because of the following complications:

1.) The worst thing the Japanese have done to anyone else is make bizarre pornography. With the exception of maybe the Icelandic, the Japanese are possibly the most innocuous people in the world.

2.) There has not been a major war in Japan since the early 1600s. Furthermore, Japan has never been in an armed conflict with Western powers.

3.) The various unequal treaties made with Western powers in exchange for economic development aid in the 19th and early 20th centuries specifically prohibit Japan from maintaining a military capable of offensive operations. This clause is also written into their constitution.

Alright kids, have at it.

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