News from Japan (formerly known as the "Japan, end of 1907..." thread)

[Desertfox]

Cricket? Gahhh!!!! The Horror! The Horror! You can't blame the Swiss for this one... The only nations worthy of being inflicted such an incredible pain are the Middle Kingdom and Maoria.

NS plays real Football, with Baseball and Basketball starting to make inroads...

[Walter]

Sorry to bring this to you, but you got Australia (with Normans there) so you're stuck with Cricket! ;D Looks like it would be best for you to give Australia to Japan. :D

[Walter]

July 4, 1919

To Orange,

While Orange may not have signed the Den Haag Treaties, Japan and numerous other nations have and we expect Orange to respect that. Outside the internationally recognized 3nm range of the territorial waters, we are allowed to go where we want, fish where we want and sleep where we want. Any acts by Orange vessels to board foreign vessels outside the 3nm limit will be considered to be an act of piracy by the Greater Empire of Japan.

To Italy,

Any attepts by Italian vessels to board a foreign vessels outside the 3nm limit will be considered to be an act of piracy by the Greater Empire of Japan.

OOC: this is how Japan looks at the situations and there is not much Italian or Orange diplomats can do about that to change it.

[Walter]

July 5
The Wrangel MICS picked up a faint coded message today.

V'z jvgu fghcvq.

After decyphering it, the message was thrown away.

[Walter]

July 12, 1919
Posters have appeared in various cities on which Field marshal Rentichek encourages the people of the world to Join the Imperial Japanese Army (or at least make a donation).

[Walter]

November 7, 1919 note to the world

Considering the worldwide financial situation and the rise of various costs across the region and the world as a result of the Chinese Civil War, Japan announces a further increase in price for ships constructed/repaired/refitted/rebuild for foreign nations. The increase will also affect the following extra costs and taxes:

- slip/dock rental costs
- slip/dock material and tool costs
- the work force costs
- the administration costs
- paperwork costs
- paperwork storage costs
- Fuel costs (for the fuel needed to get to your nation)
- seaworthiness license costs
- armament license costs (1 for each type of weapon)
- slip/dock usage tax
- slip/dock material tax
- slip/dock tool tax
- construction material tax
- workforce tax
- workforce wages tax
- administration tax
- general paperwork tax
- specific paperwork tax
- general paperwork storage tax
- specific paperwork storage tax
- administration personel headache tax
- administration personel stress tax
- water movement tax (when a dock is used and flooded)
- waterway useage tax (for moving through Japanese waters to get to your nation)
- waterway congestion charge
- fuel tax
- oil tax
- coal tax
- pollution tax on the fuel tax, oil tax and coal tax
- environment tax  on the fuel tax, oil tax and coal tax
- seaworthiness tax
- seaworthiness license tax
- armament tax
- gunpowder tax
- fuel/gunpowder risky combination tax
- explosion risk tax


As always, when ordering warships from the Greater Empire of Japan, proper identification papers are needed as the person must be able to show that he/she is of legal age to own a warship.


Also, there is another increase in the prices of the various Hainan and Sakhalin wood types as well as an increase in the price of rice, soy, barley, whale, herring, yellowtail, sardines, skipjack tuna, crab, shrimp, salmon, pollock, squid, clams, mackerel, sea bream, saury, tuna and Japanese amberjack.


Auric Goldfinger. Minister of Finance, Japan.