I’m not saying that things were hunky-dory by any stretch, but looking at the horror stories from most of the world, Japan seems tonhave been considerably less fucked over. Why?

  • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    9 months ago

    We’re going to nuke you just to scare the Ruskies…twice…

    You’re now our cheap labor.

    You will now buy our debt - Japan is the largest foreign holder of public U.S. government debt, owning $1.1 trillion in debt as of October 2023.

    You will also be party to our hosilte imperalism by hosting our bases.

    You will now develop a proxy army for us.

    yamagami

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Next_100_Years:_A_Forecast_for_the_21st_Century

    Japan will expand its economic influence to regions of coastal China, the Russian Far East, and many Pacific Islands. Friedman predicts that Japan will change its foreign policy during this time period, becoming more geopolitically aggressive, beginning a major military buildup. Friedman predicts that Japan will build military strength capable of regionally projecting power across East Asia during this time.

    Finally, Poland will continue to lead its military alliance, the “Polish Bloc.” Poland and its allies will be a major power, much like the time of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Now possessing substantial military strength, Poland will expand its economic influence into what was formerly European Russia, and will begin to compete with Turkey for influence in the important economic region of the Volga River Valley. Around this time, space programs for military use will begin to emerge, and Japan and Turkey will increasingly begin to develop military capabilities in space

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      In the 2020s, the collapse of the Russian government and the fragmentation of mainland China will leave Eurasia in general chaos. Other powers will then move in to annex or establish spheres of influence in the area, and in many cases, regional leaders will secede. In Russia, North Caucasus and other Muslim regions, as well as the Pacific Far East will become independent, Finland will annex Karelia, Romania will annex Moldova, Tibet will gain independence with help from India, Taiwan will extend its influence into mainland China, while the United States, European powers, and Japan will re-create regional spheres of influence in mainland China.

      This is indistinguishable from /r/imaginarymaps lmao