Where did everything go so wrong?

To be honest, it never was right

>>1456275
1985

>>1456275
The last 10 years with the advent of mobage
The pc culture was just starting to thrive
Now its all just kancolle and fateshit games

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Accord

Did it ever go right?

When people started working so much they had no time to make babies.

>>1456275
When Americans couldn't be bothered to drop a third nuke.

Heian period

>>1456506
This

when they idiotically presumed they are equal of White Man

1990s. Instead of letting the bubble pop all the way and use hyperinfaltion to clear out debts. They kept fighting the decline. Which has only made things worse.

>>1456519
>Let's NOT GOVERN OUR COUNTRY :DDDD
>Oh God, how did I lose power?
Japanese """Emperors"""

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>>1456275
>Where did everything go so wrong?

Had the Japanese not attacked the U.S. / Allies, they could have retained Manchuria, Korea and Taiwan right up to today.

>>1456627
It also kept them from having a Great Depression...

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>>1456707
yeah, they definitely would have won with that oil embargo and the lack of resources

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>>1456775

A Japan that would agree to pull out of China proper and didn't attack the Dutch East Indies, Hawaii, etc. and either remained neutral or actually joined the Allies, would have retained Manchuria, Korea and Taiwan (and other scattered holdings and islands).

The alternative, on the other hand...