Divided Japan

The POD
In 1945, as the Second World War is coming to a close, Harry Truman is not as forceful as he was in OTL. Thus, nuclear weapons are not used (so no Hiroshima or Nagasaki) and the Russians and Americans prepare to invade Japan. The Japanese surrender after a bloody battle for part of the island of Kyushu, and the country is partitioned among the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union, like Germany had been between four countries.

The Timeline


June 1946 - Japanese surrender. Occupation begins among four countries.