Hopefully not too complex a question, but how did the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affect the development of Japanese society and culture into the late 20th Century?
Hopefully not too complex a question, but how did the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affect the development of Japanese society and culture into the late 20th Century?
In addition, less apocalypse stuff in Japanese made media, especially video games; hell Akira and such would be butterflied away. And come to think of it, the Japanese public would be less adverse to nuclear weapons and having them around would be more popular than OTL.Without Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there would be no Godzilla movies. He was awakened in the first movie due to atomic bombs, indicating a direct influence from the end of WWII and postwar nuclear testing. This likely means kaiju movies in general don't exist in this alternate Japan.
- Hentai, tentacle porn, and similar types of erotica. Due to strict interpretations of the censorship law Article 175, authorities would not permit these to be published.
Also, the Metal Gear series may end up as a mecha game where you control the eponymous machines in all its glory instead if it isn't butterflied away.In addition, less apocalypse stuff in Japanese made media, especially video games; hell Akira and such would be butterflied away. And come to think of it, the Japanese public would be less adverse to nuclear weapons and having them around would be more popular than OTL.
I remember one ASB scenario where nukes are impossible, so Japan is brought to it's knees partly through the extensive use of chemical weapons. Instead of Kaiju, Japan becomes known for it's zombie movies.Without Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there would be no Godzilla movies. He was awakened in the first movie due to atomic bombs, indicating a direct influence from the end of WWII and postwar nuclear testing. This likely means kaiju movies in general don't exist in this alternate Japan.
Japanese erotica predates WWII by some margin. Western erotica was illegal for a long time - didn't stop it from being produced.
Among the many things that would never be introduced or appear in a no-occupation timeline:
- Baseball. The Japanese adopted it after watching American troops play, so TTL’s Japan would probably adopt something more international as its key ball sport, like soccer, or a localized sport like rugby, which was introduced in 1874 and became moderately popular.
- Hentai, tentacle porn, and similar types of erotica. Due to strict interpretations of the censorship law Article 175, authorities would not permit these to be published.