Japan (The Era of Relative Peace)

Japan is an island country located in East Asia, sharing maritime borders with the Republic of Korea, the Chinese Federated Union, Taiwan, and Russia. The country is one of the richest in Asia, as well as the world's second biggest economy next to the United States.

World War III
Prior to war, the JSDF and the United States military forces were on constant high alert due to the Soviet presence in the Kuril and the Sakhalin islands. Though no direct military engagement occurred with the Soviets, U.S. and Japanese fighter jets would occasionally chase out Soviet aircraft outside Japan's airspace.

Upon China's entry to the war in January 1990, the SDF, USMC, and USAF braised in for an invasion. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force clashed with the PLA in the East China Sea. China launched air attacks on the US bases in the country. Additionally, cities along the eastern coastline were shelled by the PLAN. The Soviet Union launched their first air attacks on the island of Hokkaido, eventually occupying the island on the process. Upon the fall of Taiwan to the PRC, the Chinese then invaded Okinawa with a force of 4000 men. A joint USMC-JSDF operation successfully repelled the Chinese invasion but casualties were high on both sides. In the north, the US and Self Defense Forces counterattacked the Soviets in Hokkaido. Since Japan and the US was at war, this made the reclamation of Kuril and Sakhalin fair game.

Military
Japan's armed forces are called the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). Article 9 of the Japanese constitution states that the SDF cannot be used for conquest and can only fight in a defensive war. However, there is a debate within the Diet to let the SDF respond to allies, particularly the US, the Philippines, and the ANZC, in a form of collective self defense in the face of a belligerent nation or a campaign against a terrorist organization.

The following are the branches of the Self Defense Force:
 * Japan Ground Self Defense Force
 * Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
 * Japan Air Self Defense Force

Foreign Relations
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