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A few years ago, I came up with a fictional Japan-like country on nationstates.net called Hatsunia, which was inspired by the virtual singer "Hatsune Miku." With Miku having some association with spaceflight, Hatsunia became the backdrop of some of my Orbiter add-ons (which I don't currently have the motivation to make). In 2017, I felt like fleshing out Hatsunia's history and setting more, so I looked to the alternatehistory.com forum for inspiration and advice.
Hatsunia became based on two main premises:
Hatsunia never tried to annex Korea, China, and other East Asian countries, and instead led the formation of a Mutual East Asian Cooperation Union, which is a genuine and benevolent version of the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." China had joined the Axis instead of its island neighbor to the east (which has a precedent in our universe) and was also defeated, which is why it is divided. (this map needs to be retconned somewhat, though)
In creating the map for the world Hatsunia exists in, I used the Worlda template commonly used on alternatehistory.com. RvBOMally is a highly prolific maker of alternate history scenario maps using this template.
Hatsunia's world looks like this in 2007 (full description).
And it looks like this in 2046 (full description). I added some Orbiter references, too.
Hatsunia became based on two main premises:
- A Japan that didn't go through a phase of cruel imperialism, and was a democratic country that fought as part of the Allies in WWII.
- A Japan that was still a technological leader, instead of the decline that their electronics industry has faced in this decade.
Hatsunia never tried to annex Korea, China, and other East Asian countries, and instead led the formation of a Mutual East Asian Cooperation Union, which is a genuine and benevolent version of the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." China had joined the Axis instead of its island neighbor to the east (which has a precedent in our universe) and was also defeated, which is why it is divided. (this map needs to be retconned somewhat, though)
In creating the map for the world Hatsunia exists in, I used the Worlda template commonly used on alternatehistory.com. RvBOMally is a highly prolific maker of alternate history scenario maps using this template.
Hatsunia's world looks like this in 2007 (full description).
And it looks like this in 2046 (full description). I added some Orbiter references, too.
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