Novus America wrote:
I think Japan’s defeat in the war would put a brake on their invasions.
Plus a stronger US might stop it.
Defeat? I thought we were discussing a world without WW1 entirely, not one with a Central Powers victory? Also, I doubt that in the case of a Central Powers victory Japan would be much affected. They might have to give back the Chinese concessions and dinky little islands they seized from Germany, but what else did they even do? What kind of force projection could Germany et co really effect?