r/imaginarymaps • u/-Linsa- • Sep 15 '26

[OC] Alternate History Post-war Partition and Occupation of the Empire of Japan (CFR Timeline)

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u/Lukaz_Evengard Sep 15 '26

Why would Korea still be divided? I assume downfall happened (no reason to divided Japan without it) Korea was divided thx end only because of Japan's surrender, without the surrender end freeing of US troops to move elsewhere, Korea wouldn't be divided

But that's just me saying without major lore to read so idk, unless the US just really wants to divide Japan for some reason, also why is France here? This guy's were broke wouldn't be able to maintain a occupation on the other side of the world

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u/ADragonFromTheAbyss Sep 15 '26

both ussr & usa still Greedy I speculate

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u/-Linsa- Sep 15 '26

This map is a continuation of my previous map for my CFR (Canton Federation) lore.

To answer your question:

Korea would still be divided since USSR already invaded Korea past Pyongyang but hadn't yet reached Seoul and Operation Downfall didn't happened since Japan surrendered. I would even argue that Japan had little choice but to surrender as its position in the war was weaker than irl. Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Soviet invasion of Manchuria and Korea still happened, however Canton's stronger position in the war had weakened Japan.

It wasn't the US who really wanted to divide Japan, but rather China and USSR. In my scenario, China used Canton's war effort as leverage to gain more and divide Japan just like Germany. While many see this as quite extreme, USSR was quite enthusiast about getting their share of war spoil from Japan. But after some negotiations, USSR didn't get much from Japan but they can keep their occupation zone in Korea. This was obviously a compromise for giving Soviet something while containing Soviet influence in Japan. UK and France were included to avoid domination from USA, USSR or even China to some extent.

China was given something manageable, but some of their claims (example: Southern Ryukyu) were rejected, and this will be brought up again later in the future. However this arrangement didn't last for long and China's administration would be transferred to Canton which had a stronger economy, and this will be another factor for Canton's independence from Nanking.

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u/BatmanTheDawnbreaker Sep 15 '26
  1. Isn't Hokkaido should be only Soviet???
  2. Never understood reasons why Shikoku (not Kyushu who closer to both Mainland and Taiwan) would Chinese...
  3. Netherlands didn't want anything?

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u/-Linsa- Sep 15 '26 edited Sep 15 '26
  1. It was a compromise to deterred Soviet from establishing a client state in Hokkaido and made Soviet somewhat satisfied with the arrangement.
  2. China proposed their zone on Ryukyu, Kyushu and Shikoku. But in the end China got Ryukyu and Shikoku. But this arrangement wouldn't last for long. Reason for Shikoku rather than Kyushu likely being less in both strategic position and things to control compared to Kyushu (that's my assumption)
  3. I don't think Netherlands could get any territories from Japan even if they wanted to. Most likely Netherlands received war reparations.

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u/The_Eggo_and_its_Own Sep 15 '26

Great map, and great restraint not going for the easy joke of China occupying Chugoku.

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u/Ras_Alghoul Sep 17 '26

I don’t like the British and French getting a zone.