JAPAN WW2 ANNEXATION LORE
Japan faced a land invasion along with the two atomic bombs, fighting a brutal war of attrition that the Emperor and his cabinet pushed at the expense of the Japanese people. Slowly over time the Japanese would loose faith in the emperor and begin to collaborate with the Allied forces, making the war even harder for Japan. By mid 1946, Tokyo fell and the Emperor was dead, Japan remained occupied by the allies with the majority being American.
The USSR did not occupy Japan due to their war being focused only on China and the Chinese themselves were in chaos due to the sudden death of Cheng Kai Shek and Chairman Mao in same time intervals, meaning they could not occupy. Britain fell into economic chaos and could not afford Japanese occupation, giving their zones to America with the same situation in France unfolding, only America was the sole occupier of Japan, the United States began to involve itself in the conflicts on the side of the remnants of the KMT, using Japan & Taiwan as forward bases, during this time the Japanese wondered when the occupation would end, and were wondering about Japan's future. The majority had lost faith in the Emperor and his cabinet and did not wish for his return.
some wanted a republic but wondered if corruption and a slow return to nationalism would occur so this was not as popular, for some reason many Japanese wanted to be Annexed into the Union for greater protection against the USSR & Chinese warlords, same for Taiwan. In late 1946 Congress decided that Japan would be annexed into the Union with Hong Kong and Taiwan being purchased from Canton in exchange for ROK & US Protection a year later, these were controversial across the globe, being seen as an excuse for the U.S to conquer Japan, but this was denied. Today The Japanese States & Taiwan are the most diverse states in the Union, with American & Asian cultures mixing in one, creating a strange Anglo-Japanese hybrid culture.
