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Hanako’s World – Jiyuuian refugees from the former United Outer Colonies have found themselves in a paradise world – but living lifestyles that are often primitive. This year, the last of millions of people, now considered Yamataians by the government, were placed on Hanako’s World, a warm ocean planet primarily known as a resort and agriculture world. While most refugees have been placed in comfortable camps scattered across the Yamatai Star Empire’s most habitable worlds, the people here have been provided with a novel alternative born out of housing supply shortages: escape pods. The pods come from older Star Army of Yamatai ships. Over a hundred thousand were removed from the ships laying in the scrapyards of UX-12 and moved by...

The anchor appearing on the screen was not the same as before. The graphic under her name read "Kawamura Midori." The Neko wore similar clothing, but had blond hair and ear fur, and she had light grey eyes. "Good evening, Yamatai — This, is SANDRA." The pacing of her words was a little slower; the tone a little deeper. "Reports have surfaced from the International Relations Conference that the Yamatai Star Empire has secured food aid from the Iromakuanhe Astral Commonwealth, a neighbor and trading partner to the Abwehran Star Empire. In return for food aid expected to help feed many of the Empire's hungry, Premier Ketsurui Yuumi has sworn the Empire will provide protection to the Commonwealth and the ASE. "The type of food aid is...

A black-haired, tan-skinned Nekovalkyrja's image quickly fades into view on the image panel. She is centered in the camera, with a shadowed electric blue background. She wears a cream wool blazer, with a dark blue blouse underneath. Her hair is flawlessly pushed behind her black-tipped ears, framing her face in front of a dark curtain of silk. "Good morning, Yamatai — this is SANDRA." Off to the Neko's left, on the panel's border, the word "SANDRA" vertically appeared. Below the Neko, inside a little graphic, was the Neko's name — Ogama Mio. It was written in Yamataian and Nepleslian. She spoke Nepleslian. "Anisa has sent to Yamatai the first shipment of food produced by its planetary-wide farming collective, the government reported...

A black-haired, tan-skinned Nekovalkyrja's image quickly fades into view on the image panel. She is centered in the camera, with a shadowed electric blue background. She wears a red wool blazer, with a light periwinkle blouse underneath. Her hair is flawlessly pushed behind her black-tipped ears, framing her face in front of a dark curtain of silk. "Good morning, Yamatai — this is SANDRA." Off to the Neko's left, on the panel's border, the word "SANDRA" vertically appeared. Below the Neko, inside a little graphic, was the Neko's name — Ogama Mio. It was written in Yamataian and Nepleslian, though the Neko spoke Nepleslian. "The Yamatai Department of Education today announced the creation of an educational system for Nekovalkyrja...

Humans On The Menu? Senate Battle Continues Kyoto, Yamatai - While the recently-passed Marine Life Protection Act took intelligent seafaring mammals like dolphins and whales off the table, a measure to prevent consumption of sapient beings like Elysians and Human beings has not been passed so easily. The initial proposed law would make it a crime to willingly and knowingly consume the flesh of our fellow sapient (intelligent and self-aware) beings, with an exception for persons that want--for whatever reason--to give consent to their would-be consumers. While this seems simple, there have been a number of alterations suggested to include emergency survival situations and other extenuating circumstances. Due to disagreements, there have...