/*Kasei Rengo, or KR, is the union of over thirty major corporations who collectively manage and claim a significant portion of the Martian surface, maintain dozens of large orbital stations, and thousands of smaller sattelites and mobile spaceborn habitats. The union considers itself under the jurisdiction of Japan, and has made clear its intentions to leave the Aretian Confederacy when the recapture of the home islands takes place. The core seven members of this group is often called the Kaikasei (会火星) and include the following:*/

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JAXA

One of the three founding members of the organization, JAXA was the national aerospace association of Japan when it fell during the Emergence. With the reconstitution of the Japanese Government and the rescue of the Imperial family, JAXA was permitted to retain its independence.

SJAC

The Society of Japanese and Aerospace Companies, a founding member

火星水栽培 Kasei mizusaibai

Agricultural company

日本軌道船 Nihon Kidosen

Orbital and Shuttlecraft manufacturer

火星核 Kasei Kaku

Energy Company

SKM Shin Kanagawa Manufacturing

Large scale manufacturer

日本放送協会 NHK

Japanese Broadcasting Company

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When the Emergence occurred, communication between the various settlements on Mars and the home islands was interruptted. Reports of the fall of Japan were recieved from various settlements in the Asteroid belt as well as from travellers enroute to Mars, but these reports were taken with skepticism and ignored until the conflict became truly global.

At this point, most Martians wanted nothing to do with the conflict, but the Japanese settlements hosted a much different reaction. While all looked in horror, the Japanese as a whole seemed vengeful by comparison. When other nations called for their colonies to return, Japan's government had already fallen. Whereas the call for aid came from Earth for most, for the people living in Kasei, the call came from within.

Because of this, the Aretian Confederation treated the inclusion of Kasei's leaders into the Senate with caution and distrust. By the time the Japanese settlements were to be admitted, the Japanese government had reconsitituted, and the prospect of a Terran nation having a seat of power in the Martian Senate was unthinkable. Thus, a compromise was struck: Japan's residents on Mars would be given equal status to other Aretian Partner, and equal representation in it's Senate, but only assets on Mars were to be represented, and upon the reconquering of the home islands, they were to be expelled from the Confederation peacefully. Since then, the people of Mars have been amicable with the Kasei settlements, and previously held animosity has faded with its generation.