How and WI the Tokugawa Shogunate survives well into the 20th century? Here are a couple of POD's
1.) Anytime during the original reign of the Shogunate(1608 - 1868), the Shogun abolishes the title of Emperor(which was only a titular title back then).
2.) The Shogunate wins the Boshin War.
3.) The Boshin War ends in stalemate, dividing Japan between the Empire in the mainland and the Republic of Ezo in Hokkaido.
4.) The Alliance between the Choshu and Satsuma is never formed.
What can be the future if these POD's take place? Are these plausible? What could be the effects of a surviving Shogunate or a divided Japan? Any other POD's?
1.) Anytime during the original reign of the Shogunate(1608 - 1868), the Shogun abolishes the title of Emperor(which was only a titular title back then).
2.) The Shogunate wins the Boshin War.
3.) The Boshin War ends in stalemate, dividing Japan between the Empire in the mainland and the Republic of Ezo in Hokkaido.
4.) The Alliance between the Choshu and Satsuma is never formed.
What can be the future if these POD's take place? Are these plausible? What could be the effects of a surviving Shogunate or a divided Japan? Any other POD's?