# Japan — Last and First Men character guide

> Japan in Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Japan

**First appearance:** 0012-iii-america-and-china

## Who they are

An Asian nation, often personified in discussions of global power.

## In the story

### [The Rivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/i-the-rivals)

Japan is mentioned as having been crippled by social revolutions, falling prey to American Imperialism, then freeing itself and joining the Asian Confederacy.

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