By the sounds of it, a Kusari Civil War will not end as soon as WA seize governmental control. The Blood Dragons, in co-operation with the Yakuza have bolstered their numbers in the absence of Kusari military action and now pose a stronger threat than ever, and their ties to MiD could well bring in more firepower to oppose any Emperor of New Tokyo.
Bretonia will take no part in this Civil War, who stakes the claim to the Kusari Empire is none of our concern... for now.