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Kyoto, Yamatai--The people have spoken and made their voices heard in the Special Election of YE 43, which was called for by Her Imperial Majesty, Himiko I, due to open seats for the Imperial Premier and other positions. As polls close, SANDRA has been watching closely to call the winners and we can now see that soldiers and former soldiers of the Star Army of Yamatai have come out strong with wins in all parts of the government and those who served their Empire are now ready to start serve their constituents. Here are the most notable wins: Ketsurui-Motoyoshi Katsuko, former Empress and former Taisho, was elected the Imperial Premier of Yamatai Taisho Ketsurui-Shinjuku Hanako, Director of Star Army Personnel, was elected the Senator...

Central Fleet Depot, Yamatai- The Star Army of Yamatai's Alterations and Embroidery Shops are now offering equivalent exchange for each obsolete uniform returned to them, even if they were privately purchased and owned. Examples of obsolete uniforms include the Type 32 Working Uniform and The Type 22 Female Bodysuit. The uniform swap comes with a 10 KS in-store gift card, which can be used for purchasing patches or other products in the stores. Star Army Alterations and Embroidery shops are located throughout the Empire on all military bases, star fortresses, and on most larger Star Army starships. Old uniforms can also be returned through your Star Army unit through your ship's unit supply specialist shipping them back to the Central...

Kyoto, Yamatai--In a press conference today, Taisho Ketsurui-Shinjuku "Hinosami" Hanako, Director of Star Army Personnel, announced that after 13 years at Senator of Hanako's Star, she will resign from that post due to its capture by Kuvexians, and that she will instead be running for Senator of the Yamatai star system in the Special Election decreed by Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Himiko I of Yamatai. "I live on Yamatai, I work on Yamatai, and I fight for Yamatai and her people," the popular 'princess' of the Ketsurui clan said. "I am the only candidate for Yamatai with over a decade of experience as a senator, and you know my work from laws I wrote such as those that protect mind data. I served Emperor Uesu. I served Empress Yui. I...

Kyoto, Yamatai--For the first time in her reign, Her Imperial Majesty Empress Himiko I of Yamatai has used her power of Imperial Decree to issue "Decree 20: Special Election for Imperial Premier," which specifies that the Yamatai Star Empire will hold a special Empire-wide election on the first day of 7月 YE 43, in which all citizens will be able to vote, and that these votes will be presented to the Senate of Yamatai for certification and election new Imperial Premier, a position left vacant since former Empress and Imperial Premier Ketsurui Yuumi stepped down for health reasons. According to the decree, the special election day will also be used elections for any available senate seats. The method of election is multiple choice voting...

The Star Army Research Administration has recently been rolling out full adoption of their Innovation Awards scheme and their logistical support network for Engineers and Scientists. Under this programme, scientific and engineering achievements that can benefit the Star Army are awarded and encouraged more opernly. Inventors, prototypers, field testers and companies are all given appropriate awards and recognition by the new rewards. These include various pieces of art and equipment made of precious metals, some of which can be used in the place of standard Star Army uniform. Various examples are belt buckles, pins, patches, engineering equipment and plaques. To be eligible, your project needs to be registered with SARA, which often...