Japan

Japan is an island country located at the far east edge of Asia characterized by a balanced climate, in addition to being an urban country with a high population density, as well as being a rich country with several laboratories to develop cures and research for diseases.

Country Information[]

IG Factbook: "In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US."

Traffic[]

Airport Links[]

Japan will send and receive airplanes from Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, India, China, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Indonesia, Russia, the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and the UK.

Seaport Links[]

Japan wil send and receive ships from C. America, Australia, China, the Philippines, and S.E Asia.

Climate Changes in Scenarios[]

Global Warming:

Hot &

Humid

Ice Age:

Cold &

Humid

Trivia[]

In this country, the Tokyo Olympic Games take place. The Olympic Games moved from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo as of an update of 2021. From this event, the player can obtain the achievement "Olympic Spoiler" by using Drug Resistance. In addition, the disease infectivity in Japan will increase after this happens.^[1]
Several news headlines about this country appear in the game, although these are random and have no effect on the gameplay. These are:
- "Report says Japan 'must go nuclear'"
- "Japan avoids fiscal meltdown"
- Australia and Japan in court over whaling
In the Mad Cow Disease Scenario, there is an achievement that affects the fish markets in Tokyo. This achievement is called the Sushi Crisis.
In the Ice Age scenario, this country experiences a decline in population density, in which Japan goes from having a population density of 1.25 in a normal game, which is very high in relation to other countries, to having a population density of 1 for this scenario, which means that infections would not rise as fast, making it a little more difficult to spread in this country.^[2]
In December 2019 the Armageddon expansion for Plague Inc. The Board Game was released, in which Tomorrow's World cards were introduced for some countries,^[3] among them, a card was added in which the population of Japan is aging, so there are fewer cities to infect in this country.^[4]
Japan along with South Korea are the only starting countries from Asia in Plague Inc.: The Board Game.^[5]

Gallery[]

City Cams[]

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Business as Usual

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General Disruption

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Widespread Disorder

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No Longer Exists

Board Game[]

Japan Country Card featuring the cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo & Kobe

Territory: 364,560 (km²)

Population: 127 (m)

Resources: $4,601 (bn)

Source: This image was taken from the digitisation of the Official Cards included in the Plague Inc.: The Board Game Add-On for TableTop Simulator

(Original Add-On Link on Steam, respective credits for the digitization of Board Game Cards scanned by them)

Japan Country Card featuring the cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe

Territory: 364,560 (km²)

Population: 127 (m)

Resources: $4,601 (bn)