Japanese-Trinsuyinese WWII Fallout

Following the fall of the Trinsuyinese capital, Weyluchanao, to invading US forces on 16 April, 1945 the Trinsuyinese government almost immediately moved to seize Japanese assets in the country. Documents from the time show that there was a well understood notion that Trinsuyin would be forced to pay heavy reparations to the Allies after losing the war so a plan was hatched by a number of mid-level bureaucrats to seize Japanese assets to help balance out the inevitable losses. Multiple laws were drafted within a two day window and released by the Imperial Trinsuyinese government (though later it was determined that the laws were never ratified by the Emperor or his Cabinet, both in exile) which seized Japanese company assets, Imperial Japanese bases (and all associated equipment), as well as directing the military to capture a number of damaged Japanese cruisers which were in Trinsuyinese ports undergoing repairs. It is estimated that this bureaucratic coup was responsible for an astonishing $30,000,000 (US dollars in 1946) in seizures, most of which was sold off and then used toward reparations payments over the next few years. Immediately following the seizure of Japanese assets the Empire of Japan vehemently condemned the Trinsuyinese actions, however they were in no position to enforce any demands and following their own capitulation to the Allies their demands for restitution went largely ignored.

During the early 1950s tensions between the newly democratic governments of Trinsuyin and Japan remained at an all-time low. The democratic government of Trinsuyin denied culpability for the actions of the Imperial Trinsuyinese government (despite profiting from their actions), while Japan demanded full repayment for all property and monies seized. Until 1961 neither the Japanese nor the Trinsuyinese governments maintained embassies in each other's capitals and were only able to communicate through intermediary nations like Switzerland or Atlantis. In August of 1961 the Japanese Prime Minister, [Hayato Ikeda], succeeded in convincing the Trinsuyinese government to come to the negotiating table where both sides, following two months of contentious discussions, were able to come to an agreement. Trinsuyin would repay $30,000,000 to the Japanese businesses and citizens who had assets seized, while the government of Japan would officially acknowledge its role in the collapse of the former Republic of Trinsuyin and for forcing Trinsuyin to participate in the Austral-Pacific War. While this was considered deeply humiliating for the Japanese government, the economic boost to Japan in the mid 1960s was crucial and allowed a boom in business, specifically industrial development. This allowed Japan's economy to begin to flourish, despite decreasing US aid during the period, which allowed it to continue to develop throughout the 1970-1995 period into one of the world's foremost economies. This thaw in relations also benefitted Trinsuyinese businesses as well, as Japanese tourism to Trinsuyin increased over 10-fold between 1960 and 1969. The rapprochement between the nations also opened the way for a number of Japanese retiree immigrants to Trinsuyin throughout the 1973-1988 period (see Taiyō no Ugoki).