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Historical regime · 1931–1945

Imperial Japan

Militarist imperial state

Imperial Japan leans hardest toward Central, Authority and Order.

MAPVOTEFREEDOMBORDERSWARCULTUREPROPERTYECONOMYTRADERELIGIONSOCIETYTECH
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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map100% central · all in
LocalCentral

Total mobilisation under the emperor.

Vote100% authority · all in
DemocracyAuthority

Military-dominated government; parties dissolved in 1940.

Freedom100% order · all in
LibertyOrder

Thought police (Tokkō) hunted dissent.

Borders100% nationalist · all in
GlobalistNationalist

Left the League of Nations in 1933.

War100% hawk · all in
DoveHawk

Wars of conquest across Asia and the Pacific.

Culture100% assimilationist · all in
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Forced assimilation in Korea and Taiwan.

Property55% private · on the fence
SharedPrivate

Zaibatsu conglomerates fused with the war state.

Economy70% planned · leaning
PlannedFree market

State-planned war economy.

Trade100% protectionist · all in
Free tradeProtectionist

Sought an autarkic "Co-Prosperity Sphere".

Religion100% religious · all in
SecularReligious

State Shinto and emperor worship.

Society100% traditional · all in
ProgressiveTraditional

Family-state ideology and strict traditional roles.

Tech88% tech-forward · strong
Tech-forwardBack-to-nature

Industrial and military technology drive.

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