Japan in the Watchmen Universe.
The massive Shimizu Mega-City in Tokyo Bay. Despite fears of Manhattan related technology the Japanese were still able to construct the massive structure. This has led to Tokyo being a home to many world records. Tokyo is the center of the global economy after 11/2.
Prime Minister Renhō, after her election in 2016. Her name is Renhō Murata, but the press call her Renhō. She beat long term Prime Minister Shintaro Ishihara (Prime Minister From 2001-2016) and his Sunrise Party, which split from the LDP and a merger of various far right groups in Japan. Renhō and her Constitutional Democrats took power in a landslide.
Japanese Traffic Security Guards, Private Security hired by private toll roads, being briefed on a recent squidfall, motorcycle gangs and rumored motorcycle vigilantes.
Planning image for the Japanese cruise missile submarine class the Musashi in 2005. The Japanese Maritime Defense Force (JMDF) was upgraded to full military status in 2003 under the Ishihara Government they repealed Article 9. (Secretly a lithium battery powers the missile boat)
Symbol of the Japanese Police. Many Japanese prefectural police agencies vary on the issue of vigilantes across Japan. Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Hyogo, Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa Prefectural Police forces oppose vigilantes passionately. But Hokkaido, Miyagi, Fukuoka, Niigata, Shizuoka, Hiroshima, and Kumamoto prefectural police forces are often the most cooperative with vigilantes. Hokkaido and Kumamoto are close in cooperation with vigilantes (all off the books). Other prefectural forces vary on attitudes toward vigilantes. The National Police Agency publicly opposes vigilantes, however they only go after them when needed. Of other national police forces the JDF MP forces of the three branches works with vigilantes on occasion as does the coast guard and National Railway Police.
