> one would have to wonder why would Japan hook up with the Germans who were led by Hitler at that time <
It was a marriage of convenience. For the same reason, the UK ended up on the same side as the Soviet Union.
“It was a marriage of convenience”.
I really have to apologize for this but I don’t know what that means. I’m not much informed on that war, or any other war really. It was convenient to go to war siding with the Germans? Why not just stay out of the war? Wouldn’t that be even more convenient. I don’t get this?
Actually now that I think about it what did they have to gain by going to war against us and our allies anyway?