[War] Japan: Late to the Game

[Ian Martell]

(OOC: Sorry for the disappearing act folks, I’ve been super busy at work, but things have sort of evened out enough to make my posting targets again. So Japan is back. PS Mike if this post is late for your report, np, just skip it and move on)

“Late to the Game”
Prime Minister Shunichi Sato
Japan
May 6 2014

Sato was less than happy to have to have this meeting but the situation allowed for nothing else. He stood behind and waited for the Iranian Ambassador to be shown in. 

The doors opened and Jamshid Maleki entered, he was a short man with a kind face, and very well dressed. He walked in and took in the grave face of the Prime Minister.

“Jamshid,” Sato greeted with a short nod. “I have some bad news.”

The Iranian Ambassador nodded and remained standing. “I think I know what you are talking about Shunich-san,” he said in perfect Japanese.

Sato nodded. He handed him a letter, Japan’s official condemnation of the Iranian occupation and the announcement of Japan clearing out it’s embassy in Tehran and calling for all Japanese citizens to leave the country.. “And we are going to be looking elsewhere for our oil.”

“Our occupation is no different from China’s”

“True,” Sato admitted. “But you’re not China.”

“By which you mean a nuclear power,” Jamshid reasoned. 

“Yes,” Sato said. 

“How do you know we aren’t?” he asked.

“Our intelligence is pretty sure, plus your government would have made a point of testing one of their weapons by now, to prevent the storm they’ve called down on themselves.”

Jamshid nodded. “And where are you going to look for your oil?” asked the Iranian ambassador. 

“We’re working on that part,” Sato said to avoid mentioning their specific plans.

Jamshid nodded. “Well then I won’t keep you Mr. Prime Minister, it’s been a pleasure.”

Sato came around his desk and bowed to the Ambassador. “Yes it has, good luck to you and your government, hopefully this can be resolved diplomatically.”

The Iranian bowed back and nodded. “I hope so,” he said. “But if it can’t, what can I tell my government your position is?”

“Japan will be in full support of any effort to dislodge Iranian troops by force.”

“Including participation?”

Sato nodded and Jamshid made a face.

“You’d go to war?” he asked.

“Our people were in Georgia too,” Sato replied. Only one of the Japanese peacekeepers had been wounded but that was just luck. 

Jamshid didn’t reply, he was not going to confirm or deny Iranian involvement in those attacks, Sato didn’t expect his government had told him, but by now most of the world could see them for what they were.

“Good luck to you then, Mr. Prime Minister.”

“And you Mr. Ambassador.”

The two men shook hands and the Iranian left Sato’s office, as Sato sat down and read over the statement he would be offering to the press in a few minutes making public what he had just shared with the Ambassador.

Actions:

1>	Japan recalls its Ambassador from Iran and asks all Japanese currently in Iran to leave as soon as possible.
2>	Japan boycotts oil from Iran and occupied Azerbijan. Looking to increase their purchases from Russia, Southeast Asia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States to cover the shortfall.
3>	Inform the US and France that Japan is ready to participate in any international action with the approval of the plan by the Diet.