Nuclear World.
The "Ginza Incident" in Japan had been far more devastating than anyone had imagined.
The three streets of Ginza, along with a main road running southeast through them,
had already been designated a military zone by the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st Division. All unauthorized personnel were strictly forbidden from entering.
Armored vehicles, tanks, fully armed soldiers, shell craters, bomb craters, and dried black-red bloodstains were everywhere.
Meanwhile.
All channels, including TV Tokyo, were broadcasting a press conference being held at the National Diet Building's Press Hall.
At that moment, nearly a hundred million Japanese citizens, whether at home or outside on the streets, gathered before screens large and small, listening with grave expressions to Prime Minister Hojo Shigenori's speech.
However, this prime minister's term was about to end.
Now that everyone knew the attackers in Ginza had not been terrorists, but an army from another world, how could they not be astonished?
Other nations were equally interested.
This press conference had truly drawn the attention of the entire world.
"Though it may be obvious, that land does not exist on our world maps. What lies beyond the 'Gate,' and what exactly the situation is there, remains completely uncertain."
"We can only learn from the large number of prisoners captured during this incident that there is indeed land, ocean, and human civilization beyond the 'Gate.'"
"However, they are criminals who have violated the Constitution of Japan. Or rather, they are no different from terrorists."
"Even if we destroy the 'Gate,' it will not solve anything. It will only create greater anxiety within the country over when and where another 'Gate' might appear."
"Since that is the case, we might as well regard the other side of the 'Gate' as a special region of Japan."
"Furthermore, we have determined that,