Expand Japan internal politics: three-way power struggle

Three pillars: Civilian politicians vs Military establishment vs Zaibatsu
- Civilians want parliamentary democracy, civilian control of military, suffrage expansion
- Military wants special constitutional status, Pacific expansion, Jianzhou neutralization
- Zaibatsu swing between both depending on profit (Japan Inc.)

Five key reform decisions:
1. Suffrage expansion (propertied males → universal)
2. Civilian control of military (direct imperial access vs cabinet subordination)
3. Labor reform (150yr industrial working class demanding rights vs zaibatsu resistance)
4. Treaty port abolition (national humiliation from Jianzhou forced opening ~1670s)
5. Colonial policy (assimilation vs exploitation vs development for Hokkaido/Alaska/Kamchatka)

Emperor as event-driven modifier (not controllable faction)
Military coup risk if civilian reform pushed too hard

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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