ANKUO: President? Emperor?

Ankuo, meaning "Land of Peace" is a nice name for a new country. Japan, having seized most of Manchuria and some of Mongolia, and having set up a regime of seven heavily bribed Chinese "Generals," was pleased when the Seven chose Ankuo last week as a nice name, proclaimed that Ankuo is an independent, sovereign state and elected its Genshu.

What is a Genshu? Japanese newspapers glossed that over, but they stated who Ankuo's Genshu is to be. Pictures of this young man (in Chinese costume) and of his wife (in a Japanese kimono) filled the Japanese press last week....

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