Imperial Japanese Navy - A Defender Military

[Yokosuka Naval District]

Imperial Japanese Navy (大日本帝国海軍)
海国日本

We want you for the Imperial Japanese Navy as a new recruit! The IJN is a military organisation, headquartered in Yokosuka, that is primarily dedicated to defence and liberation, but not limited to such. We are not raiders, however.

We welcome nations of all regions to join our ranks. In addition, we may do operations of any sort. You may even ally with us, and have your region be protected by the IJN!


They want YOU as a new recruit!
To sign-up for the big band, there are multiple ways:

From NationStates:
*Contact the Admiral of the Japanese Fleet, Yokosuka Naval District
*I will ask you several questions, including your main nation, your current WA nation, your puppets, past and current enlistment in military organisations, Discord name and number, etc.
**Verified WA status is mandatory to enlist.
*Receive invite for the IJN Discord server (from which, all operations will be held)
*Report for duty on the Quarterdeck (with Discord account used to enlist)

From The IJN Discord:
*Go to the base recruiter office, and call for an @Officer.
*They will ask questions.
*Report for duty on the Quarterdeck.


Can't you see I need a hand?
To form an alliance, and come under the wing of the IJN, Regional Officers may speak with either the Admiral of the Japanese fleet, Yokosuka Naval District, or the PR Officer, Top-Nep.

Please see our publicity for more information.

Rank and Recognition
Officers:

Admiral 海将

Rear Admiral 海将補
Captain 1等海佐

Commander 2等海佐
Lieutenant 1等海尉

Ensign 2等海尉



Enlisted:

Chief Petty Officer 海曹長

Petty Officer 1st class 1等海曹

Petty Officer 2nd class 2等海曹

Leading Seaman 海士長
Seaman 1等海士
Seaman Apprentice 2等海士

[Cormactopia Prime]

Out of all of Japanese history, you had to base your military on imperial Japan, an era which ended with Japan as one of the Axis Powers? Yikes.

[Borovan3]

A jump in time. So if this is the imperial Japan, wouldn't they be interested in conquests primarily than defenses?

[KhanterWinters]

Out of all of Japanese history, you had to base your military on imperial Japan, an era which ended with Japan as one of the Axis Powers? Yikes.

To be fair.
TO BE FAIR!
Japan still is an Empire, because has an Emperor.

[Armaros]

Out of all of Japanese history, you had to base your military on imperial Japan, an era which ended with Japan as one of the Axis Powers? Yikes.

To be fair.
TO BE FAIR!
Japan still is an Empire, because has an Emperor.

Yes, but they don't have an "Imperial Navy" which was an explicitly fascist force responsible for a lot of bad things. Why did you guys have to choose this theme?

[Raionitu]

The Imperial Japanese Navy is an independent military organisation, primarily dedicated to defence and liberation

Someday, someday, I believe we will find a new region that just calls itself fenda or raider. I don't know when this new trend of everyone calling themselves indie with a bias started, but it seems to happen a lot these days.

[Grater Tovakia]

To be fair.
TO BE FAIR!
Japan still is an Empire, because has an Emperor.

Yes, but they don't have an "Imperial Navy" which was an explicitly fascist force responsible for a lot of bad things. Why did you guys have to choose this theme?

I don't want to threadjack, but the IJN was founded in 1868, and by looking at the OP it looks like they are going for a late 1800s version of the IJN and at the latest WW1 so crying fascist does not really make sense in this situation.

[Frattastan IV]

by looking at the OP it looks like they are going for a late 1800s version of the IJN and at the latest WW1 so crying fascist does not really make sense in this situation.

Gotcha, so it was just an imperialist force that sought the subjugation of other Asian peoples.

[Sahansahiye Iran]

Yes, but they don't have an "Imperial Navy" which was an explicitly fascist force responsible for a lot of bad things. Why did you guys have to choose this theme?

I don't want to threadjack, but the IJN was founded in 1868, and by looking at the OP it looks like they are going for a late 1800s version of the IJN and at the latest WW1 so crying fascist does not really make sense in this situation.

I mean, they're using the post-1942 IJN ranks.

[KhanterWinters]

To be fair.
TO BE FAIR!
Japan still is an Empire, because has an Emperor.

Yes, but they don't have an "Imperial Navy" which was an explicitly fascist force responsible for a lot of bad things. Why did you guys have to choose this theme?

I mean, You are right, if we put this in the spot of 1937-1945, However, I do not see them using the tag Fascist like other Fash in NS:

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As I can see, they are just justify the founder situation to call the founder Emperor. And Empire does not means fascism. If not we have an Issue with Balder since they have an Empire.

Why not give them a Grace time of 1 week till we see their intentions.

The Imperial Japanese Navy is an independent military organisation, primarily dedicated to defence and liberation

Someday, someday, I believe we will find a new region that just calls itself fenda or raider. I don't know when this new trend of everyone calling themselves indie with a bias started, but it seems to happen a lot these days.

Some day it will happend, but what is more annoying are the Libs Rai, the ones that just refound to give back to natives.

[Imperium of Josh]

Certainly an, uh... interesting... choice of theme.

[Polish Prussian Commonwealth]

Reminder that the IJN is inferior to the IJA, which is in turn inferior to the National Revolutionary Army.

[The Black Party]

Nothing wrong with the theme. So what if it's based off of Imperial Japan?

[Polish Prussian Commonwealth]

Nothing wrong with the theme. So what if it's based off of Imperial Japan?

*eye twitches in Second-Sino-Japanese War*

[The Black Party]

Nothing wrong with the theme. So what if it's based off of Imperial Japan?

*eye twitches in Second-Sino-Japanese War*

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[Polish Prussian Commonwealth]

*eye twitches in Second-Sino-Japanese War*

w e d o n ' t d o t h a t h e r e

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[Lyrical International Brigade]

Nothing wrong with the theme. So what if it's based off of Imperial Japan?

Are we talking Sank Half the Tsarist Fleet in 1905 Imperial Japan? Or Rape of Nanking Imperial Japan? Because while there's a clear difference between those two eras, they do have in common the goal of getting in on the ground floor of mercilessly subjugating China and Korea, and someone else in the thread pointed out that they're using 1942-45 rank (names? insignia? I'm not quite clear on that). The former has some bad associations, but the latter is more or less akin to starting a GP group with a Mussolini or Franco theme.

[The Black Party]

Nothing wrong with the theme. So what if it's based off of Imperial Japan?

Are we talking Sank Half the Tsarist Fleet in 1905 Imperial Japan? Or Rape of Nanking Imperial Japan? Because while there's a clear difference between those two eras, they do have in common the goal of getting in on the ground floor of mercilessly subjugating China and Korea, and someone else in the thread pointed out that they're using 1942-45 rank (names? insignia? I'm not quite clear on that). The former has some bad associations, but the latter is more or less akin to starting a GP group with a Mussolini or Franco theme.

As long as it doesn't violate NS Rules, I couldn't care if this was a coalition relating to the SS. This isn't a politically motivated coalition out to repeat the horrific acts conducted by Imperial Japan. Its' a recreation based off of the Imperial Japanese Navy. So what?

[The Black Party]

On the other hand, I find OP very interesting. I will strongly consider joining.

[Wycliffe]

It's not helpful to dissuade connotations with World War II when their flag is this:



The rising sun flag is found deeply offensive by many people, especially in Korea and China, where its populations were victim to a brutal campaign of occupation, repression and genocide waged by the Imperial Japanese regime. The official governments of South and North Korea have officially protested its use by the Japanese government in modern times.

Ditching the rising sun and associations with the worst form of Japanese imperialism might be a good start for improving your PR.

[Cormactopia Prime]

Are we talking Sank Half the Tsarist Fleet in 1905 Imperial Japan? Or Rape of Nanking Imperial Japan? Because while there's a clear difference between those two eras, they do have in common the goal of getting in on the ground floor of mercilessly subjugating China and Korea, and someone else in the thread pointed out that they're using 1942-45 rank (names? insignia? I'm not quite clear on that). The former has some bad associations, but the latter is more or less akin to starting a GP group with a Mussolini or Franco theme.

As long as it doesn't violate NS Rules, I couldn't care if this was a coalition relating to the SS. This isn't a politically motivated coalition out to repeat the horrific acts conducted by Imperial Japan. Its' a recreation based off of the Imperial Japanese Navy. So what?

On the other hand, I find OP very interesting. I will strongly consider joining.

Yes, but you're a resident of the fascist region Farkasfalka, so it's not that surprising that you like this theme and are interested in joining, is it?

Not exactly a glowing endorsement.

[Yokosuka Naval District]

To answer some questions:

1. No, we are not fascist, nor advocating for war crimes or crimes against humanity.
2. The theme is more in-line with the Meiji-era (Russo-Japanese War), but not any specific era. The post-1942 ranks were chosen more because I prefer the specific titles to the pre-1942 ones. They might even change to the kanji for the JMSDF, to separate from history.
3. In reality, the name was chosen over the current Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force because the latter implies that we would be restricted, when we intend to do more than that.

[Wycliffe]

Did you just lose your sponsorship from the actual region of Japan?

[The Black Party]

As long as it doesn't violate NS Rules, I couldn't care if this was a coalition relating to the SS. This isn't a politically motivated coalition out to repeat the horrific acts conducted by Imperial Japan. Its' a recreation based off of the Imperial Japanese Navy. So what?

On the other hand, I find OP very interesting. I will strongly consider joining.

Yes, but you're a resident of the fascist region Farkasfalka [???], so it's not that surprising that you like this theme and are interested in joining, is it?

Not exactly a glowing endorsement.

Incorrect, and that is besides the point made.

[Sahansahiye Iran]

To answer some questions:

1. No, we are not fascist, nor advocating for war crimes or crimes against humanity.
2. The theme is more in-line with the Meiji-era (Russo-Japanese War), but not any specific era. The post-1942 ranks were chosen more because I prefer the specific titles to the pre-1942 ones. They might even change to the kanji for the JMSDF, to separate from history.
3. In reality, the name was chosen over the current Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force because the latter implies that we would be restricted, when we intend to do more than that.

Why was a naval theme even necessary, though? Japan has plenty of history with land based warfare, too