Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32250026-20180109043630/@comment-32250026-20180111005540

Now the plan of bombing japan was of course Nagasaki and Hiroshima but if japan didn't surrender a third bomb was planned to be dropped onto Japan. Now do to the fact that the ussr and japan weren't at war until the final days of the war, which has caused an issue over a island chain and that the USSR never recognized Japans surrender and what the us gained, but yes a north south japan is a interesting idea. However it would most likely happen if the US didn't bomb japan but did operation downfall. The plan of a US invasion on Japan but do to the amount of lives that were estimated to be lost and other factors the US or rather the president ordered the Bombs to be used. But he is the scenario I see Sanzō Nosaka who was a the leader of the JCP, the Japanese communists who went all over aiding the PRC during the war and came back to Japan after the war to found the party, would be put into power. Now lets say the emperor and his family are killed by a third bomb on Tokyo. The remaining heads of state would be faced with a huge issue they have no emperor and must lead a nation that does not want them to rule. Korea would secede from Japan and aid the Manchurian Invasion. Then the us and USSR invade Japan. Korea would most likely become socialist do there location next to the PRC and USSR but could remain a republic. Now the Northern Japanese Islands become the Peoples republic of Northern Japan. I do believe to aid relations either southern Sakhalin or all of it would be given to them. The USA props up a pro US republic in the south. Now in the PRNJ and the RSJ would have issues for sometime from people still furious at the Emperors murder. Now when the Sino Soviet split happens the PRNJ would remain pro Chinese, as when it happened in otl they praised the death of the ussr and did not like the east becoming capitalist. I could see the south becoming like otl south korea more advanced while the north becomes more like China and appeals to some capitalist ideals. They would slowly open trade with the south but limited. Without a Korean War the US might have different approaches on future wars. The 2 Japanese states would be like east and west Germany close in culture but not in ideals. Both sides draw up plans to invade the south or north. Where to nuke and the like. Now could they unite perhaps someday they could but most likely a long time after the cold war ended and when they are more like china open to foreign nations and capitalist ideals.