Shonan-Morai Gunseibu
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 TAG = SHO | |
| Capital | Syonan-To |
| Ruling Party | The 25th Army's Headquarters in Shonan |
| Sphere |  Co-Prosperity Sphere |
| Foreign Alignment | Non-Aligned |
The Military Governorate of Shonan-Marai, simply known as Shonan-Marai, is a country in East Asia. It is at war with the UMAJF as part of the Malayan Emergency.
History
The Malay Peninsula was formerly British holdings, with the Unfederated, Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements administered by British colonial authorities until the war came.
After the attack on Pearl Habour, and the subsequent pro-Japanese coup in Thailand and the annexation of French Indochina from the Vichy French government, the Japanese had free rein to take over the Pacific. The Japanese, would march into Malaya from the Thai Border with additional naval landings at Kota Tinggi, in conjuction with the attack on the Philippines and North Borneo.
Forced to fall back repeatedly, the British and Commonwealth Forces in Malaya would attempt counterattacks, however they would recieve defeat after defeat until the final surrender in Singapore, which saw the Malay Peninsula now under Japanese Occupation.
The 25th Army would march into Singapore triumphant, turning the Malay Peninsula into a colony that would supply the Japanese economy with natural rubber, tin and other resources that laid within the Peninsula.
Running the Peninsula.
The Japanese policy for the administration of Malaya was developed in February 1941 by Colonel Obata Nobuyoshi (Section Chief of Intelligence – Southern Army), and Lt Colonels Otoji Nishimura and Seijiro Tofuku of the General Staff.
Five principles would be set out: acquisition of vital materials for national defence, restoration of law and order, self-sufficiency for the troops in the occupied territories, respect for established local organisations and customs, and no hasty discussion of future status of sovereignty. Administrative-wise, the Straits Settlements were to be placed directly under the Japanese Army, the Federated Malay States and Johor will remain as autonomous protectorates under their sultans, while the four northern states (Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu) were to eventually revert to Thai rule.
Additionally, to bolster these efforts to turn Malaya into a Japanese colony, the Japanese sought to change the common language of Malaya to Japanese. Its initial moves were to change shop signs and street names. Penang was renamed Tōjō Island (東條島, Tōjō-tō) and Malaya renamed Malai (馬来, Marai). The time zone was also moved to align with Japan to ensure this change.
