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After the fall of Turassiel, the Senti seemed to simultaneously disappear, pulling all personnel and resources from the Sector. For the first time in a year, a Flotilla has been spotted. In orbit of the Yamatai system, approximately three light months from the Solar North Pole, the Original Flotilla Shurista has been spotted deploying couriers and postage vessels. The unexpected arrival of a moon sized jump signature will likely prompt a full military response and deployments of fleets to intercept the mass, though most of our Experts agree that the mobile megastructures capable of such jumps are only available to the Senti. Experts on xenopolitics believe the Kuvexian threat drove the Senti fleets deeper into hyperspace and into...

After several months of careful deliberation, Councilman James Aglatine has announced the council's decision to honor Yamataian Senator Seinosuke Iemochi in recognition of his efforts to honor the soldiers of the Conclave who fell during the Battle of Glimmergold. While the Council of Six extended the offer of citizenship and Baronetcy to the Senator, unfortunately his duties and oaths as a Senator, governor, and officer for Yamatai and its military prevented him from accepting. In an unprecedented decision, the Senator was instead named an honorary Baronet. Councilman Aglatine later explained that the council hoped that the gesture would express the gratitude of the Conclave for Senator Iemochi's efforts, as well as serve as an...

Coming off of the success of their Tange Operations in partnership with the Yugumo Corporation, the Ryu Keiretsu announced in an investor virtual conference a plan to invest in the infrastructure of the region of space containing Sector Grids 1410, 1411 and 1511. Consisting of the systems Azrank, Fujiko, Rufusland, and Ukmirt; the Ryu Keiretsu is speculated to have found the region a potential to experience high growth after major investment. Some within the communities of Fujiko and Ukmirt when polled were supportive of an outsider corporation taking an interest in developing the local commerce for both the Yamatai Star Empire and the local governments. Especially after Ukmirt was still recovering form the massive battle that took...

YE 44.1.4 Kyoto, Yamatai Scouts Score Sweet Subsidy The philanthopic arm of the Takeda Foundation today announced a 2.5 million KS donation to the Kikyō Scouts. A spokesperson for the Kikyō Scouts Grand Council stated that while the Scouts receive funding from the Star Army of Yamatai to sponsor the needs of individual scouts such as their uniforms and training camps, it is private donations that fund many of the "extras" that former Scouts most fondly recall as adults, such as the Model International Relations Conference.

KYOTO, YAMATAI - Year-End Festivals have just ended and already Taisho Hanako's Star Army Personnel Command is hard at work giving a gift of sorts. Using the Star Army Personnel Database system, mint-shirted clerks are going though the records of the entire Star Army and checking for promotion of eligibility as of YE 44. Eligible personnel, who include almost everyone in the Star Army, are soldiers ranked Santo Hei through Taisa on active duty with a rank of rate of YE 43.6 or earlier. These personnel should check their orders thread for a promotion or offer of promotion and reply. The Star Army is also seeking some vital information on respawn and reenlistment wishes. "Those who reply will typically get an immediate promotion with an...