1961 turned out to be a much more contentious year than anticipated. Primarily due to the coup attempt but moreso due to the ramifications of such an attempt. Nations around the world are shocked that the 2nd largest economy in the world almost fell into a Military Dictatorship, and while member states of the CPS felt relieved that Democracy in Japan is now stronger than ever, there is a sense of unease, especially from countries like Korea and China, about Japan's right wing tendencies flaring up again in the future. Perhaps addressing their concerns should be our priority until the next election cycle at least.
With that in mind, there are some crises that you need to attend to first. Some involve housecleaning, some not that, but all of them important.
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Crises that need to be addressed.
Hunt down the traitorous dogs.
While the threat of a coup is over. The right wing sentiments among those in the former Kempeitai and potentially other Right Wing members within various branches of the military is very visible. The IJA, IJN, and IJAF has assured the government that they will do everything in their power to root out potential traitors to the Japanese State while ensuring military effectiveness, but the Diet wants more. They want the PSIA to do a systematic review of all three branches of the Japanese military, as well as all Police Branches and find out if there are still some infiltration within the Japanese military's ranks. The military has shown their loyalty during the coup attempt, with the soldiers of Camp Nerima potentially getting awards, but the Diet fears that the Kempeitai's influence is still present. Nobody wants a purge, but everyone wants to root out traitors within their ranks.
What no one is fighting against is the revocation of travel privileges to any and all former members of the Kempeitai that are still not found as well as potentially other leaders of the attempted coup. What should you do?
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The letter of intent.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Côte d'ivoire and the Gold Coast. What an unusual mix of countries that want to join the CPS. While every member of the diet is more than happy to let them become formal members, the pressing issue with admitting these countries is not necessarily with them, but with their neighbors. Admitting all these countries can potentially harm relations with both the American Union State and Syndietern countries, since all of these countries are close to the borders of both the Syndicalist Internationale, and, in the case of Cuba, a stepping stone away from Florida, currently America's premier site for Space Exploration.
We must tread carefully, none of these states will go to war over the Gold Coast or Cuba. But there are potentially uncalculated ramifications should we admit them formally. As a final note, all these countries also agreed that admittance to the CPS must be 'all or nothing', so we admit all of them, or we don't admit them at all.
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Police Brutality Emergency.
The publishing of Tetsu Katayama's report concerning Taiwan, the accident with that Tokyo U Ainu Student, and Kenzaburo Oe's novel depicting the life of a Taiwanese Native has sparked more interest among the Japanese population, particularly in addressing the recent rashes of Police Brutality throughout Japan. With the defeat of the coup plotters, now the Japanese public are slowly realizing the extent of Japan's Imperialistic tendencies, especially historically, towards people that are deemed 'not Japanese' to the wider public. There are debates throughout all major cities in Japan, NHK programs featuring notable community leaders of the Burakumin, Ainu, Native Taiwanese, and even in one rare occassion, an anonymized gay person, and a small, but rising sentiment among the public, especially from young Japanese people, that they should be genuinely included in the Japanese State.
And addressing Police Brutality is a chief target right now. A bill from Michi Nishiura is planned to go into committee and will most likely sail through due to the Dietary Committee's majority Socialist members, it plans on abolishing the Tokko altogether, with her criticizing their practices as 'reminiscent of the much hated Kempeitai', creating quotas for Police Forces in cities with more than 1 million people to hire Police Officers that are not 'Native Japanese', introducing mandatory Cultural Understanding classes for all Policemen and Women, and enforcing strict standards concerning rules of engagement, particularly when dealing with unarmed people that has 'no visible intention to harm a police officer'. Supporting the bill isn't necessarily radical, but the more conservative members of your party hated the bill with all it's guts, what should you do?
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Creation of the OSI and Ministerial Guard.
This bill comes from our own party member, a veteran politician from Osaka. With the advent of the attempted coup, a bill to create a separate intelligence agency, a sort of 'Special Investigative Branch dedicated to the defense of threats within the Japanese homeland' was proposed, the OSI, or the Office of Special Investigations, is meant to create a branch of Policing with jurisdiction all across Japan. Unlike the Tokko though, the OSI will not prosecute people accused of 'Thought Crimes' (yes that's a real thing), or create any branch with the intent to 'discriminate people of non-Japanese descent' (which means the death of any Korean department in the OSI before it was formed), with even stricter rules of engagement, only prosecuting cases of treason, high crimes, and crimes that would normally involve multiple police agencies cooperating with each other. Intense discussions between him and Michi Nishiura has yielded a bill that the notable Socialist Politician supports.
The Ministerial Guard on the other hand, will create a separate agency reminiscent of the Imperial Guard, but dedicated to the protection of the Prime Minister, Diet Members, and all Ministers that operate on a National Level. Think of it as a sort of Special Force that will protect any notable politician/ minister should he/she be in immediate danger, a natural reaction given what happened this year. Support for this bill is high among both the Socialists and Liberals, but it is ultimately up to you if you want to support it.
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Naval Expansion.
Last year, both the Army and the Air Force got their budget increases, and for this year, the Navy is demanding the same treatment. Call it inopportune timing, but the coup attempt has made the calls for Naval Expansion a bit tone deaf to say the least. The navy stressed that a 15 carrier force (using the smaller Izumi class carriers mind you) alongside 70 Cruisers, 100 Destroyers, 3 Battleships, and 70 Submarines. They also stress that Japan's Naval Air Patrol capabilities are falling behind compared to peer powers in both Europe and America, and that investing on our bases across our Pacific Islands and tendering a modern Naval Patrol Aircraft program is a must.
Advancements such as the Anti Submarine Depth Charge rockets, Guided Missiles, and modern Radar and Sonar Systems have made our navies more powerful, but the permanent size reduction of our navy since 1949 has left the IJN a bit too small for Naval Command's liking, for one thing, they will put greater emphasis on loyalty to Japanese Democracy in their training, not sure how that will convince the politicians though.
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[X] Occupied by Shinkansen Construction
[X] Occupied by Rebuilding Nagoya
[X] Occupied by the Construction of the Coastal Early Warning System
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