Manchukuo

The Republic of Manchukuo, commonly called Manchukuo or Japanese Manchukuo, is a puppet state of the Empire of Japan.

History
In 1904-1905, the Russo-Japanese War was fought over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. Japan stunned the world by defeating the Russian Empire. It was the first major military victory in the modern era of an Asian power over a European one. Russia ceded the Guandong Leased Territory and South Sakhalin to Japan.

The Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria following the Mukden Incident on September 18, 1931. After the war, the Japanese established the puppet state of Manchukuo.

During the Soviet-Japanese War, the Soviet Union decided to sue for peace with the Japanese in order to bring troops to the western front. The Treaty of Novosibirsk was signed on May 7, 1942. The Empire of Japan annexed the rest of Sakhalin, Manchukuo annexed Outer Manchuria, and two new Japanese puppets were created: the Japanese Far East and the Republic of Yakutia.

Allies

 * Japan - Thank you for saving the Manchu people from the tyrant China.
 * Japanese Mongolia
 * Japanese Far East
 * Japanese Yakutia

Enemies

 * Japanese China - You deserved it.