Kozakura

State of Kozakura 小桜国 (Japanese)
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Kozakura on the Major Kistavich continent.
Capital	Kozakura (city-state)
Largest Ward by population	Akime
Official languages	Japanese
Ethnic groups	60% Hana 16% Jien 24% Orinami
Demonym(s)	Kozakuran
Government	Absolute Monarchy (de jure) Military Dictatorship (de facto)
• Emperor	Koji II
• Shōgun	Hideki Yamauchi
Legislature	Civilian Consultative Council
Area
• Total	900 km2 (350 sq mi)
Population
• 2034 estimate	18,902,778
• Density	21,003/km2 (54,397.5/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2034 estimate
• Total	$1.2 trillion R¥183.93 trillion
• Per capita	$63,482.73 R¥9,730,315.44
Gini (2034)	45.9 medium
HDI (2034)	0.949 very high
Currency	Ryō, R¥ (KZR)
Driving side	left
Internet TLD	.kka

Kozakura, officially the State of Kozakura (!Japanese: 小桜国, Kozakura-koku), is a city-state situated in the western continent of Major Kistavich of Esvanovia. It shares a land border with the nation of Jin Yi to the east, Greater Antillia to the north, and the island nation of Chilokver to the west. The city state is governed by a military government (known as the Yamauchi bakufu) led by the Shōgun. The city-state’s head of state, the Emperor, is a ceremonial figurehead, having lost its authority to rule since the loss of the Kozakuran hinterlands in 1951.

In 1978, a second military coup deposed the traditionalist members of the shogunate and was replaced by more modernist leaders. As Shōgun, Kōji Yamauchi oversaw the city-state’s transformation into a developed city-state with a high-income economy under his leadership. Kozakurans enjoy long life expectancies, fastest internet connection speeds, lowest infant mortality rates, and a low levels of corruption. Due to the military rule, its legal system is follows the city-state’s military legal code; the Unified Code of Military Justice. Despite its grip on power, the Shogunate has allowed the city-state to hold elections to elect members of the Civilian Consultative Council (Japanese: 民管詩文評議会, Minkan shimon hyōgi-kai), part of the Fukkatsu reforms by Yamauchi Kōji.

The country's territory has increased 25% since the 1980 as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has one of the highest population density in the world although there are numerous green and recreational spaces as a result of urban planning.

Geography

Kozakura is situated on the tip of a small peninsula on southwestern coast of the continent of Major Kistvach within the Omitsu Bay.

Government and Politics

Before the Fukkatsu Reforms, the city-state was divided into several districts controlled by Director-Generals which controlled specific economic or military areas. In 1978, then-Director-General Koji Yamauchi received support from the other director-generals and overthrew the Bakufu of Kazuyuki Sakurada.

The new Bakufu of Koji Yamauchi brought sweeping reforms across the city state, combining the ten pre-reform districts into three large districts and within the districts are 35 wards. Geographic borders of these wards and districts are based on the major arterial roads.

Included in the political reforms of the Fukkatsu (Japanese: 復活, lit. Revival), is the formation of the Civilian Consultative Council. Its role is to legislate edicts, scrutinise and investigate all matters concerning the city-state.

The country’s executive leadership is made up of three individuals. The Tennō and Kampaku were part of the executive leadership, but are effectively without powers as the military takeover has deprived them of any meaningful political power. Shōgun Hideki Yamauchi is the incumbent leader of the Yamauchi bakufu, he succeeded his father, the preceding Shōgun, Koji Yamauchi, after his death in January 2007.

The current Bakufu is made up of civilian and military members appointed by Shōgun Hideki Yamauchi in February 2007.

Members of the Bakufu of Hideki Yamauchi

Name	Office
Yamauchi Hideki	Shōgun Head of the Government of Kozakura Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
GEN. Akamatsu Ryota (KGA)	Head of Operational Authority, Kozakuran Armed Forces Director-General of the National Defence Directorate
LTG. Miyo Henshiki, (KGA)	General of the Army, Kozakuran Grand Army
Gen. Sousa Kaxai, (KAF)	Air Marshal of the Air Forces, Kozakuran Air Forces
ADM. Kupu Jare, (KN)	Admiral of the Navy, Kozakuran Navy
MGEN. Chiyura Rewannen (KGA)	Head of Judicial Authority (Judge Advocate General), Kozakuran Armed Forces Director-General of the Justice Directorate
Toihen Kyonta	President of Economic Policy Director-General of the Finance Directorate
Hayosa Zema	President of Foreign Affairs Policy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Directorate
MGEN. Matsushita Chikako (KAF)	Inspector-General of the Armed Forces, Kozakuran Armed Forces Director-General of the Internal Affairs Directorate
VAdm. Mochizuki Minoru (KN)	Head of Medical Authority (Surgeon-General), Kozakuran Armed Forces Director-General of the Health Services Directorate
MGEN. Miyake Iehiro (KGA)	Head of the Corps of Engineers, Kozakuran Armed Forces Director-General of the National Development Directorate
Heho Yontsu	Director-General of the Social Services Directorate
Magita Hiputa	Director-General of the Education Directorate
Rinoji Gumirou	Director-General of the Trade and Industry Directorate
Asano Ichirō	Director-General of the Labour Directorate
MGEN. Morita Yoshirō (KGA)	Head of the Civil Affairs Directorate, Kozakuran Armed Forces Director-General of the Culture Directorate
Inoue Asahi	Director-General of the Communications and Information Directorate
Homunka Yuine	Director-General of the Transport Directorate

Judicial System

Kozakura's legal system is the Unified Code of Military Justice (軍事司法の統一規範, Gunji shihō no tōitsu kihan), the Kozakuran Armed Forces' military justice system. It has been in place since 1951 following Kozakura's defeat in the Great War. Post-war developments led to the previous civilian-led functions of the government were superseded by the governing organs established by the Sakurada Shogunate. The 1978 Coup, the rise of the Yamauchi Shogunate and the enactment of the Fukkatsu reforms led to revisions in the UCMJ, with the introduction of new categories of offenses that can be prosecuted under the General Article 888 of the UCMJ. The UCMJ was further revised in 2010 to further clarify financial crimes and improvements to sections regarding sexual assault.

The head of the military justice system is the Judge Advocate General (裁判官法廷将軍, Saibankan hōtei shōgun) which also serves as a legal advisor for the Shogunate and serves in the Bakufu as the Head of Judicial Authority.

Re-established under the Fukkatsu reforms, the Courts Martial of Kozakura (小桜の軍法会議, Kozakura no gunpō kaigi) are independent and impartial tribunals and their hearings are open to the public. The UCMJ also provides the right for the prosecution and the offender convicted by the court martial to appeal decisions to the Military Court of Criminal Appeals.

Foreign Relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Kozakura

Military

The Kozakuran Armed Forces (小桜軍団, Kozakura-gundan) is the military of the State of Kozakura, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the city-state. Under the direct control of the Bakufu, the Armed Forces have four service branches, the Grand Army, Air Forces, and the Intelligence Services. It is headed by the Head of Operational Authority (!Japanese: 運営権限責任者, Un'ei kengen sekininsha) the second highest ranking person of the Bakufu. Kozakura maintains an annual mandatory spending $96 billion (R¥14.714 trillion) on its defence.

The KAF has an active military strength of 950 thousand and is capable of mobilising a wartime force of 1.2 million through its reservists, known as National Defence Auxiliary. The military also has a pool of conscripts that it can call upon through the National Service System.

Members of the NSS are either former professional active or reserve personnel who opted to remain in the NSS after their term of service ended or citizens that reach 18 years old and is a requirement for various public programs and benefits including naturalisation, employment in the government, and job training.

Law Enforcement

The Kozakuran Metropolitan Police Department (Keishichō) is the law enforcement agency in Kozakura, covering the capital district and the constituent metropolitan regions of the city state. The police manage 11 divisions and 112 stations across the city. The police also serve as the military police, responsible for law enforcement on military installations.

Economy

Banknotes circulated by the three different currency issuers

  Mizuho Banking Corporation (45%)

  National Bank of Kozakura (35%)

  Asakura-Suzushima Bank (20%)

Kozakura has a highly developed market economy. The business sector included manufacturing industries, electronic technologies, security services, and so on. The Port of Kozakura is also one of the world’s busiest, as the city-state conducts entrepôt trade, where goods are imported, stored, or traded, usually to be exported again. Corporations were also one of the biggest contributors to the resurgence of the Kozakuran economy in the late 70’s. During the Fukkatsu reforms, restrictions on trade and conducting businesses were greatly reduced, and allowed foreign investment.

The Kozakuran economy is largely regarded as free and business friendly as the result of the economic reforms made under the Fukkatsu era which transformed it from an isolated and autarkic economy. Despite its market freedom, the Kozakuran government operations have a significant stake in the economy, contributing 19% of the GDP.

The currency of Kozakura is the Ryō (KZR, or R¥), issued by the Kozakuran Monetary Authority. While the city-state’s banknotes and coins are printed and minted by the city-state’s three largest banks, the KMA provides the banks the currency design and security requirements.

State enterprise and investment

The public sector is used both as an investor and a catalyst for economic development and innovation. The government of Kozakura has a sovereign wealth fund which is used to manage the country's reserves. Initially oriented towards managing industries for economic development, the objectives of the Kozakuran National Fund has since shifted to a commercial basis. State-owned enterprises has contributed in Kozakura's domestic economy, with the government's State Participation Agency being linked to 19% of the national GDP. State-owned enterprises accounted to 16% of the total capitalization of the Dojyu Stock Exchange.

State-owned enterprises operate on a commercial basis and are granted no competitive advantage over privately owned enterprises with the exception to the domestic arms manufacturing industry. State ownership is prominent in the strategic sectors in the economy such as telecommunications, media, public transportation, defence, port and airport operations as well as banking, shipping, airline, infrastructure and real estate.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Kozakura

Population distribution based on ethnic groups.

  Hana (60%)

  Orinami (24%)

  Other (16%)

The city-state of Kozakura is home to 18,902,778 of whom 15,878,300 were citizens and the remaining 3,024,440 were either permanent residents or international students, foreign workers, or dependents. The 2030 census reported that 11,341,700 (60%) were of Hana descent, 4,536,670 (24%) were of Orinami descent, and remaining 3,024,440 (16%) made up of a multitude of ethnicities with the largest group being the Jien, totaling 2,510,290 (83%).

The government provides numerous assistance programmes to the homeless and needy through the Social Services Directorate, so acute poverty is rare. Some of the programmes include providing financial assistance to needy households, providing free medical care at government hospitals, and paying for children's tuition. Other benefits include compensation for gym fees to encourage citizens to exercise, up to S$166,000 as a baby bonus for each citizen, heavily subsidised healthcare, financial aid for the disabled, the provision of reduced-cost laptops for poor students, rebates for costs such as public transport and utility bills, and more. As of 2034, Kozakura's maintained a Human Development Index of 0.949.