Japanese Overseas State Republic

The Japanese Overseas State Republic (日本海外州共和国, Nihon Kaigai-shū Kyōwakoku), officially Japan Overseas State Republic, was a puppet state and de facto republic organization compromising the southwest and southeastern regions of the United States and parts of Mexico from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century. It consisted of 5 prefectures: Oshinomi Prefecture (鴦海県, Oshinomi-ken), Utsuno Prefecture (宇津野県, Utsuno-ken), Momoto Prefecture or Hyakudo Prefecture (百戸県, Momoto-ken), Inoshima Prefecture (猪島県, Inoshima-ken), and Ebuchi Prefecture or Yebuchi Prefecture (江渕県, Ebuchi-ken). Each prefecture in the JOSR was divided into provinces, and each province was ruled by a provincial councilor and appointed governor.

Government
Like the United States of America, the JOSR was a federal presidential constitutional republic. Their government was in the same Western style as all the other governments in the US. The branches of the government were divided in 3 parts: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. The head-of-state of the JOSR was the president, who directs the executive branch of the government. The second-highest officer of the JOSR was the appointed potentate. The presiding officer of the JOSR House of Representatives was the republic defense speaker. The highest-ranking officer of the JOSR federal judiciary was the justice of the peace. The legislature of the federal government was the Japanese Overseas Congress. Its upper and lower houses were the Japanese Overseas Senate and the House of Representatives of the Japanese Overseas State Republic. The capital of the JOSR was the city of Mashio, Bandai Province, Inoshima Prefecture, established on February 13, 1782. The JOSR Capitol was built there.