NationStates Jolt Archive

Japan Times
Korea Plunged Into Chaos

Korea's government has been completely dissolved, following days of riots and panic. Japanese forces stationed at bases on Korean soil have been called to active duty, and have taken over police roles across the nation.

The Korean government was on shaky footing after numerous foreign backers withdrew support, many demanding repayment for debts incurred by the Koreans. Over night, the Korean government was bankrupt, and efforts to repay many backers were unsuccessful. What brought about this sudden drop of confidence in investors is unknown, but the consequences have been devastating.

While Korean police and military are crippled, Japanese personnel have taken up the slack. Japanese Prime Minister Saito Takashi offers his condolences to the Korean people, and hopes that a solution may be found quickly.

Setting down his paper, Takeshi smiled. He'd have to congratulate the Zaibatsu heads. They hadn't even left a blip on financial radars when they economically hamstrung the Korean government, leaving their good friends the Japanese in a perfect position to step in and take over. Yamatetsu had been particularily eager, and with their acquisition of Hyundai last century, they had good reason. After all, one less tariff meant a good deal of money for them. Some Koreans were bound to be upset, but as the proverb went...

Business is War.

nice...so do you guys own korea now?

OOC: In everything but name, pretty much. The Zaibatsu already controlled the Korean economy, now the Diet controls the Korean government.

Japan Times
Diet Declares Korea Japanese Territory

Following Korea's inability to resolve the crisis on its own soil for over a month, the Diet has approved a bill declaring the former United Korean State to be a holding of the Empire of Japan.

Following a disasterous fall in investor confidence, the Korean government imploded roughly a month ago, causing wide spread chaos across the country. Thanks to the efforts of the scattered remnants of Korean security forces and Japanese Self Defense Force peacekeepers, damage was contained to small areas of the twin capitols of Seoul and Pyongyang, although the riots and chaos claimed large portions of the Korean government, with much of the National Assembly murdered along with both the President and Prime Minister.

With the massive amount of damage dealt to the Korean government, foreign analysts agree that without substantial foreign intervention, the country would fall into anarchy. With these predictions in mind, Japanese Prime Minister Saito Takeshi brought a bill before the Diet two days ago, requesting that the Korean pennensula be brought into the fold of the Japanese Empire. In a suprising show of unilateralism, the Diet ratified the bill in only two days, to be signed into law by the Emperor within an hour.

Prime Minister Saito has called this decision "A beacon of hope for the region," and a reaffirmation of his faith in humanity. The Prime Minister is expected to tour the Korean Penninsula this week in order to more accurately guage the situation "at a more personal level."