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Empire Of Japan

Year 1912

1) Sends a cooperation treaty with Germany. Open's and celebrates the inauguration of Emperor Taisho

2) Beginning of Taisho Era. Starts a conscription where men age 15 join in the military.

3) Begins sending 4 division IJA (500000)  troops to Korea to protect it from a possible Republic of China attack. Sends troops to Shanghai (Japanese controlled) in preparance to attack Russian controlled Shanghai

4) Asks the European Empires for an alliance. Particularly Germany, Austria, Ottoman, France, UK

5) Sends troops to Russian/Korean Border. Preparing to declare war on Russia to annex Vladivostok. (a Port Japan wants for its navy)

6) Japanese foreign minister  Katsura Tarō visits Berlin, Rome, and Istanbul and vow to fight against a possible Russian threat.

7) Katsura Taro sends a treaty of friendly cooperation to Austria-Hungary to support its war against a possible Russian threat. Will also send military trainers to train the Austrian army with American based tacticians

8) Mobilizes 250000 Japanese Soldiers armed with modern German funded weaponry and makes 5 battalions.

Image of Japanese army https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/09/national/history/japans-little-known-significant-role-world-war/

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9) Katsura Taro sends an ultimatum telling Russian Emperor Tsar Nicholas II to abandon Shanghai and Vladivostok in exchange for 60000$ of Cash in USD for each city in a effort to avoid a possible military confrontation. Should he refuse. Within a next round Japan will automatically declare war and immediatly seize the two cities