asked by Thrawniter,answered by Kanye Orient(41-90) and kuzunoha1979(91-100)
41. Was Kazuo Aoki or Hachiro Arita responisble for the bloody crackdown of 1959?
41. arita, but specifically funada as arita’s home minister with special advice from kawashima
42. What was the reason for Kazuo Aoki's downfall?
42. budget rationalisations and attempting to toe the middle line in terms of repression made kido see him as unfit
43. Why was a interim administration by Hachiro Arita needed for Naka Funada to take power?
43. yokudo and naimukei didn’t exactly see eye to eye so arita was named PM as a compromise, agreed upon by kawashima
44. Was Yonezo Maeda or Naruhiko Higashikuni responsible for the Home Ministry Clique's initial downfall?
44. higashikuni
45. Was Yonezo Maeda part of the Home Ministry Clique?
45. maeda was part of yokudo
46. Does Muto Akira participate in politics?
46. yes, but as a retired general following some colonial appointments in the 1950s and only in an advisory role
47. Was the bloody crackdown of 1959 a consequence of lackluster economic growth in the rural areas of Japan?
47. yes
48. What was Nobusuke Kishi's economic policy?
48. state capitalism with a militarist bent
49. Did Nobusuke Kishi's economic policy lead to his resignation?
49. no, not entirely
50. What faction was Nobusuke Kishi part of?
50. he was his own faction until his resignation, backed by yokudo and naimukei
51. Does the legacy of the 1959 Army Reform and Rationalisation Budget depend on the outcome of the proxy wars?
51. yes
52. Will the follow-up policy of the 1959 Army Reform and Rationalisation Budget be a battleground between the Imperial Army and Imperial Navy?
52. yes, but it also involves the ministry of finance and the cabinet
53. What cliques support the 1959 Army Reform and Rationalisation Budget still?
53. reserve right to not answer
54. Which faction wants to alter the 1959 Army Reform and Rationalisation Budget to the most radical extent?
54. reserve right to not answer
55. Will future Army Reform and Rationalisation budgets be drawn under certain PMs?
55. yes
56. Will the national idea "1961 Hawaii Defense Programme Act" change after the end of the Hawaiian Missle Crisis?
56. yes, but it won’t exactly be a missile crisis because 1962 MRBMs can’t reach mainland USA
57. Will any future Hawaii Defense Programme Act be drawn to adept to the new tactics of war in the 1960s?
57. TBD
58. Will there be any broader Pacific Defense Programme Acts?
58. definitely
59. Will the "1961 Hawaii Defense Programme Act" be removed in case of the take over of Hawaii by the USA?
59. TBD
60. Will the "1961 Hawaii Defense Programme Act" have any influence on the NPP's negotiations about Hawaii?
60. TBD
61. How are the relations between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce like?
61. not very well, MoC and IJA-linked bureaucrats were responsible for the sidelining of MoF bureaucrats like kaya after 1936 so there’s a grudge
62. What are the economic fields that the "Old Zaibatsu" excell in?
62. finances, light industry, shipbuilding, automotives, insurance
63. Do the "New Zaibatsu" dominate Guangdong?
63. the guangdong companies aren’t full zaibatsu in of themselves, they’re either small independent companies or affiliates of zaibatsu (e.g. yasuda)
64. Does the Guangdong-Manchuria competition play a part in the conflic between the "Old Zaibatsu" and "New Zaibatsu"?
64. no not really
65. Will a new "New Zaibatsu" form in the timespan of TNO1?
65. no, the “new zaibatsu” are very old anyway, they came about in the 1920s
66. Will any Keiretsu still exist at the start of TNO1?
66. no
67. Will any Keiretsu form during TNO1?
67. TBD, most probably no
68. Do the "Old Zaibatsu" and "New Zaibatsu" have different foreign markets?
68. not really but “new zaibatsu” prefer asia
69. What branch of the military do the "Old Zaibatsu" prefer?
69. depends. mitsubishi has ties to the IJN, others are neutral
70. Which clique is the most pro-"New Zaibatsu" and which is the most pro-"Old Zaibatsu"?
70. “new zaibatsu” as of this leak are yokudo and naimukei
“old zaibatsu” would be dokokai
71. Is the new lore that Nixon tears up the Akagi Accords?
71. yes
72. What faction was Kusaka Ryunosuke part of?
72. he’s an IJN staff officer and minister of the navy, factionless atm
73. Under which administration did Kusaka Ryunosuke serve?
73. arita and funada
74. What social organizations of the YSK aren't controlled by the Home Ministry Clique?
74. none, at least in 1962
75. Is the "Seimu Kenkyukai" a faction that doesn't exist anymore?
75. yes, they got rebranded into kochikai and had fukuda takeo’s faction split from them when ikeda took over
76. Will the Dai Li Crisis still exist?
76. no
77. Will the Coups still exist?
77. not as they are
78. Can Nishi Haruhiko become the minister for foreign affairs in other administrations than Funada Naka's?
78. tba
79. What is Nishi Haruhiko's vision for the CPS?
79. leaning more towards the pan-asian side of things rather than the internationalist one
80. In what way is Nishi Haruhiko "apolitical"?
80. the ministry of foreign affairs, with a few exceptions like arita and matsuoka yosuke have never really liked to tie themselves to establish political factions
81. What is Kimura Takeo's view on the "New Zaibatsu"-"Old Zaibatsu" rivalry?
81. if you all want to compete be my guest... but you're all going to follow the broad blueprint I have and you're gonna like it
82. Does Kimura Takeo want to reform the Sphere's economy?
82. At the start of the game in terms of Japan and Asia? No; nobody really wants to touch that, not until Yasuda shows that the colonial metropole extractive economy (as opposed to a more redundant, but wider development based economy) can create some serious weaknesses. Inside Japan? No - Funada exerts a hard stop to that, mainly because the Finance Ministry boys are the ones who want a new economy and we can't have the Finance Ministry winning, not now not ever
83. What is Kimura Takeo's view on more trade with Germany and the USA?
83. At the start of the game, there's not a great amount of push for mutual trade - the U.S. and Japan still don't get along and Japan's economic eyes are set much more on Latin America.
84. Is the only difference between "The Yasuda Crisis" and "Financial Meltdown in Japan" the expansion of investigations to Mitsubishi?
84. Not the only one but it's the easiest and largest distinction.
85. Are "The Yasuda Crisis" and "Financial Meltdown in Japan" the only outcomes of that investigation?
85. Yes.
86. Will both "The Yasuda Crisis" and "Financial Meltdown in Japan" have different super events?
86. Good question. We'll think about it.
87. How will the other parts of the CPS deal with the difference between "The Yasuda Crisis" and "Financial Meltdown in Japan"?
87. Much like the impact in Japan itself, it's going to be a choice between 'this is going to suck' and 'this is going to suck harder' - like for much of the common people in Japan, it's a difference of degree
88. How many different responses will Naka Funada's administration have to deal with the "The Yasuda Crisis" and "Financial Meltdown in Japan" have?
88. Well, when economy is on fire, you really only have one option - put it out! The problem is that the more fires you have, the harder it is to just get them under control.
89. Will "The Yasuda Crisis" and "Financial Meltdown in Japan" destroy the Home Ministry Clique completely?
89. The Home Ministry is too embedded in Japanese power structures to die completely, so it will remain relevant - but it's not getting another shot at the YSK premiership.
90. What is the Home Ministry Clique's economic response to "The Yasuda Crisis" and "Financial Meltdown in Japan"?
90. Same as 88.
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