Japan now realizes that they have to be in the position to defend their own territories, at a cost that will make China think twice about any folly on Japanese soil.
and they have to plan that they won’t be getting help from the “New America”.
This could mean that the Emperor of Japan will finally get the Me 262! This must be stopped. Before you know it, those silk balloons with the firebombs will be sailing over Oregon again.
Japan wants America’s protection but can’t tolerate American bases on its soil. Can’t have it both ways...