Platypus
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Official Name: Hokkaido
Territorial Description: Hokkaido and immediately surrounding small islands
Capital: Muroran
Government System: Constitutional Shogunate. The Shogun rules for life, elected from the fifteen members of the Daimyo Council, who in turn are elected for life by members of the Parliament of Hokkaido, with one member of the Daimyo Council representing each prefecture, and one representing the transient population. The Shogun has very limited legislative or executive power, the first held by the Parliament, the second by the Daimyo Council; but he remains the ultimate judicial power, including in constitutional matters. The Parliament is elected with universal adult sufferage at the age of twenty for five year terms, with party lists per prefecture (proportional to population) and a list for the transient population (educators, soldiers, etc).
Current Government: Shogun Nakai has lead Hokkaido in a calm, stable manner for 19 years. The Daimyo Council also leads towards the Conservative, although the Parliament is currently lead by a party that favours greater openness, democracy, and westernisation, very popular among the young. There is still immense respect for the Shogun, but general distaste for the DC.
Population: 7,890,600
Religion: Shintoism, Buddhism, and a mix of the two. No real equivalent with western religious concepts.
History: The first region of Japan to unify, Hokkaido established itself as a union of the northern prefectures within 50 years of the arrival of western traders. This early adoption of western concepts was in part forced by the militaristic threat of the Matsumae clan against other groupings. This early progression slowed, however, and what was once the most westernised and developed part of the Japanese Archipelago is now a relative backwater. Famously neutral in the East Asian wars, Hokkaido is widely respected by it's neighbours in the achipelago as the custodian of traditional cultures and a neutral place for diplomacy, banking, law etc.
Interesting Fact: One of the most important industries in Hokkaido is education, as many boys are sent to schools from about 15-20 on the island from all over Japan and North Asia to finish their education.
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