Swapped Histories

this is really great

would be funny to see the next level of reversal:

Great Korea and Republic of Japan (RJA rebels in Korean Kyushu)

Empire of Iere, DPRB (north Britain) RoB (south Britain)

Does this imply that there were British samurai? Did Japan colonize Australia, Canada and India? Did the nuke drop on Blackpool? Many questions.

Wow this makes me incredibly angry as a Korean

Would imagine the Channel Isles as Taiwan in this universe and the Shetlands and Orkneys as the Kurils

Up the GUA!

IMO it should probably still be named State of Japan given that Britain IRL no longer refers to itself as an empire.

Would the Norman Invasions be stopped by a Storm? Or maybe the Vikings? Or even the Romans?

Does that mean in that timeline the Ainu married into japanese royalty and were instrumental in the japanese colonial ventures, all while bemoaning japanese imperialism?

Imagine the war crimes the British would commit during the Irish revolution

Come Out, Ye Yellows and Khaki!

Imagine the GUA terrorists, a koran nationalist force aiming to reunify Korea in the Gyeongsang region.

Imagine the bombings in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, and Fukuoka. Especially the bombing that devastated Shibuya.

Or other acts of terrorism, such as poisoning water systems or destroying infrastructure to hinder the work of officials.

In the Keishō or Gyeongsang region, the GUA frequently clashed with Japanese police and military personnel, leading to shootings in Busan and Daegu.

I guess there will be anime about GUA or the various conflicts, which will reflect and raise various questions.

Of course, many Japanese police officers are reluctant to be stationed in the Keishō region.

This is because it's much more dangerous. Shootings and bombings occur quite frequently More than the entire normal Japanese archipelago.

Including the Koreans living there, they tend not to cooperate much with the police.

There are even stories and jokes about it, such as the belief that Japanese people living in Keishō are braver than average because they hear gunshots and explosions regularly. Even children there aren't startled by thunder because the sound of explosions is louder.

Simply put, they are so used to it that it's unusual for Japan. If such an event occurs, they would remain calm and run for hiding.

and if any official goes to the Keishō region, their colleagues will mourn in advance as if they won't return, showering them with gifts, and their desk will be adorned with flowers and a black and white framed photo. In a family, they would usually leave last wishes beforehand.

Or the Yakuza. They're afraid of the police from that area. Because that police are brutal, rude, and ready to kill on the spot. Plus, they like to grab people and slam them to the ground hard, or kick them to the ground.

And finally, Japanese people from the keisho tend to be loud, blunt, and more likely to behave crudely than typical Japanese people. They'll curse if they want to. This is due to habits picked up from Koreans. Including a slightly Korean-sounding accent.

But don't worry, they get paid more than regular police officers. Plus, they have better benefits.

It's not surprising; if they didn't do that, no officer would dare go there.

As for their uniforms and weapons, they are similar to regular Japanese police, but they also wear body armor. The police uniforms are navy blue because the keisho police are their own department, known as the "Keisho Special Prefectural Police Department."

It is separated from the regular metropolitan and Prefectural police forces because it is a special province with high security sensitivity.

Therefore, they need to create a police force capable of suppressing this kind of violence.

And police officers in Keisho always carry guns, and not just handguns, but submachine guns, shotguns, and sometimes rifles. It's become a intimidating sight. Female officers are the same.

People don't dare to bother them much. If someone dares, they'll warn them, then threaten them with a gun, and if that doesn't work, they'll fire a warning shot. But if they get aggressive, they'll shoot them dead.

Of course, the police department in Japan highly values ​​officers from the Keisho region because they have more experience handling violent situations.

Lore plz

So does this mean Japan got British colonies and britian Japanese?

Everyday venerating our An tUachtarán Síoraí Seamus Connolaigh while listening to pochonbo ensemble equivalent in gaeilge

Why call it the U.K. of England Scotland and wales?

It makes no sense, just call it the kingdom of Great Britain (like it was in real life)

I wouldn’t say it’s wholly accurate. If it was then Britain would just be the “State of Britain” but with a King and Scotland and Wales would, like Okinawa and Hokkaidō which were previously relatively independent from the mainland proper, just become wholly subsumed into Britain.

Meanwhile, the United Empire of Japan would have both Ezo and Ryūkyū within it with those names most likely.

Also Britain would be still ruled under the House of Pendragon while Japan, unfortunately, would not have an unbroken dynastic line.

In this alternative universe:

UK: "Yes we did killed civilians in France but we don't call it a massacre, that's the Normandy Incident. We also strongly doubt the validity of the death toll published by the People's Republic of France government. We were forced into the WWII by the specific circumstances, and America bad for using Nuclear weapon on us - we are the victim. Our government officials still get to pray at the church we built for our nation's heros who died for us (including UK-Hitler and the entire UK-Nazi party) annually. And thats okay because thats our fine and traditional culture. Unfortunately we cannot exclude Hitler from our prayers because his soul has been merged with the other souls so we cannot separate them anymore."

I just modified the subjects but the rhetoric is pretty much the same as what is shown in 遊就館 in Japan.

Btw this is the only timeline in which the LibDems can win a british election.