Talk:Republic of Japan

This ALWAYS happens! No disrespect to anyone reading this who happens to be Japanese, but Japan largely experienced the INSANE boost in science and technology BECAUSE (if only in part by) the US occupation. During WWII, Japan was fighting against 1940's technology with 1920's technology. This may not seem like much, but it was still bad enough that the best features of most Japanese firearms were the BAYONETS! Japan also woundn't be able to conquer ALL OF CHINA (or even MOST OF IT), MAINTAIN CONTROL FOR ANY REALISTIC AMOUNT OF TIME AND STILL CONTROL IT WITH A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT (Russia wouldn't have conquered most of Asia as a democracy and probably won't control what it still has for very long).