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Keizoku High School

The relationship between Japan and Finland is an odd one. Though the two countries have very different cultures and are separated by multiple timezones, the two share an earnest and active friendship between each other.

The story starts in 1782, when a Japanese man named Daikokuya Kōdayū and his crew were shipwrecked on the Aleutian Islands. Though a Russian ship would attempt to rescue them, it too would sink. Fashioning a new ship out of driftwood and otter skins, the nine Japanese and twenty-five newly shipwrecked Russians left the islands and eventually arrived in Kamchatka, Russia. After parting with the Russians, Kōdayū and his men wandered Russia, from Okhotsk, then Yakustk, and eventually Irkutsk, where he would meet the Finnish clergyman, explorer, and natural scientist Erik Laxmann.

With Laxmann’s help Kōdayū and the rest of his crew were able to secure the permission from Catherine II and return home after almost eleven years in Russia. And on October of 1792, Kōdayū, along with Adam Laxmann, Erik’s son and the first Russian Ambassador to Japan, arrived at Nemuro City.

This meeting was the first official exchange between Russia and Japan, however it also set the foundations for a future Finnish and Japanese relation which was impossible at the time, as Finland was officially an autonomous state under Russian rule during that era.

While an official friendship between Finland and Japan would not be possible, sporadic and informal meetings would continue to take place during the following decades.

In 1917 when Finland declared its independence, Japan publicity announced that it would support the movement. The ties between Finland and Russia were broken, and two years later in 1919 after decisions and agreements were finalized, Japan formally recognized Finland as a sovereign and independent country.

With Finland no longer under Russian rule, it sought to improve the unofficial relations it previously had with Japan. Talks and meetings commenced, and with a revitalized relationship came talks of trade and economic cooperation.

While the Trans-Siberian Railway was the main route across the Asian Continent, due to improvements in nautical technology making the ship a major method of transport, combined with the fact that Japan was an island nation, the Arctic Route was evaluated for its possible usefulness. Such plans had high hopes due to the fact that in 1897 a Finnish scholar had proven that the Arctic Route was indeed passable.

However, due to significant delays with the construction of an icebreaker in Japan, it was decided to simply buy a used vessel from a scientific institution in Germany. Rechristened as the Hakusan Maru, it was stationed in Kanazawa Port and made several trips to Finland through the Arctic.

Unfortunately, the experiment ended in failure, as even with a top-of-the-line icebreaker the Arctic was passable only a few months of the year, making stable and regular trade impossible. With all plans canceled, the ship was tied to the pier at Kanazawa and left to rot.

But the rusting icebreaker would have a second chance at life, as Ishikawa Prefecture was planning to open a new school ship. Fortunately for them, a suitable and available ship was already close by.


Compared to other schools, Keizoku has a relatively small Senshado team. Unlike many other schools, Keizoku operates tanks from a number of countries, making routine maintenance a nightmare.

The Renault FT, the slightly more modern Vickers 6-Ton, the T-26, and the BT-5 and BT-7 tanks make up their light, mobile force, which supplements their heavier force. From Russia comes the T-34-76, T-34-85, KV-1, and the multi-turretted T-28. From Germany comes the Sturmgeschütz III Model G and the Panzer IV Model J. Also in their possession is the very rare and unique BT-42, which is a BT-7 modified with a new turret and a British 114mm howitzer replacing the original 45mm gun.

Keizoku students are known for their second to none mechanical and salvage skills. Along with very resourceful mechanics that maintain their many tanks, they are known to be skilled enough to acquire a scrapyard wreck and restore it back into working order. They are also known for heavily modifying their vehicles, sometimes replacing entire tank guns.

On the battlefield, Keizoku has very impressive drivers and gunners which brings them a great advantage in snowy areas. However they are weak in warmer locations.


Overall the students are quiet and reserved but are very good listeners and friendships tend to be lifelong.

Keizoku High School puts much effort into Cultural and the Arts, and students that take those classes may become non-stop talkers.