Japanese Pacific States
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The Japanese Pacific States is a fictional authoritarian regime controlling the western United States under Imperial Japanese rule in Philip K. Dick’s alternate-history novel and its TV adaptation, The Man in the High Castle.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Japanese Pacific States Context triple: [The Man in the High Castle, setting, Japanese Pacific States]
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Asian States
Asian States is a regional grouping of countries from the Asian continent that collectively participate in and are represented within United Nations bodies and related international organizations.
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Japanese South Pacific Mandate
The Japanese South Pacific Mandate was a League of Nations mandate under Japanese administration that governed former German colonial islands in Micronesia between World War I and World War II.
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C.
Japanese archipelago
The Japanese archipelago is a chain of islands in East Asia that forms the country of Japan, stretching from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south.
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D.
Japan
Japan is an East Asian island nation in the Pacific Ocean known for its advanced technology, rich cultural heritage, and major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
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E.
Onekotan
Onekotan is a remote volcanic island in Russia's Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic caldera lakes and rugged, uninhabited landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Japanese Pacific States Target entity description: The Japanese Pacific States is a fictional authoritarian regime controlling the western United States under Imperial Japanese rule in Philip K. Dick’s alternate-history novel and its TV adaptation, The Man in the High Castle.
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A.
Asian States
Asian States is a regional grouping of countries from the Asian continent that collectively participate in and are represented within United Nations bodies and related international organizations.
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B.
Japanese South Pacific Mandate
The Japanese South Pacific Mandate was a League of Nations mandate under Japanese administration that governed former German colonial islands in Micronesia between World War I and World War II.
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C.
Japanese archipelago
The Japanese archipelago is a chain of islands in East Asia that forms the country of Japan, stretching from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south.
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D.
Japan
Japan is an East Asian island nation in the Pacific Ocean known for its advanced technology, rich cultural heritage, and major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
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E.
Onekotan
Onekotan is a remote volcanic island in Russia's Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic caldera lakes and rugged, uninhabited landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional authoritarian regime
ⓘ
fictional country ⓘ fictional state ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| appearsIn |
The Man in the High Castle
ⓘ
The Man in the High Castle ⓘ
surface form:
The Man in the High Castle (TV series)
The Man in the High Castle (1962 novel) ⓘ
surface form:
The Man in the High Castle (novel)
|
| basedOn | Imperial Japan ⓘ |
| border |
Third Reich
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Nazi Reich
Neutral Zone (The Man in the High Castle) ⓘ |
| capital | San Francisco ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Third Reich
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Nazi Reich
|
| controlsTerritory |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Coast of North America
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
parts of Arizona ⓘ parts of Idaho ⓘ parts of Montana ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| creator | Philip K. Dick ⓘ |
| currency | yen ⓘ |
| enforcesPolicy |
censorship
ⓘ
forced Japanization of society ⓘ secret police surveillance ⓘ suppression of American culture ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history fiction
ⓘ
dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| governmentType |
authoritarian regime
ⓘ
military dictatorship ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Japanese military governor ⓘ |
| headOfState | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| lawStatus | martial law ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
Sacramento ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ Seattle ⓘ |
| occupyingPower |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Japanese imperialism
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| populationGroupDominant | Japanese colonists ⓘ |
| populationGroupSubjugated | American citizens ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | alternate history where Axis powers won World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s (alternate timeline) ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Imperial Japanese flag
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rising sun imagery ⓘ |
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Subject: Japanese Pacific States Description of subject: The Japanese Pacific States is a fictional authoritarian regime controlling the western United States under Imperial Japanese rule in Philip K. Dick’s alternate-history novel and its TV adaptation, The Man in the High Castle.
Referenced by (6)
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