What if it had survived, boys

non-sequitor. It was doomed to fall by God

How would these Japanese even have the manpower to rule this huge area all spread out.

It was just militaristic bloodbath land grab for the hell of it. Everyone was in a war frenzy that century.

>>2440472
>imperialism surviving in the 20th century
Eventually would have been force to break up from external political pressures and internal civil strife due to incompatible cultures. Just look at China, they've been struggling to keep Tibet under the fold and it's been ducking years, it's probably cost them more than they gained from that shithole.

>>2440472
They might have been able to establish puppet governments under their thumb in Southeast Asia, but China would be in permanent unrest if they even managed to conquer the entire country and would be their permanent Afghanistan/ Vietnam till they withdrew or genocided

>>2440500
Still doesn't mean they won't try.

And hey, I'd rather China not lose its place as "5th largest and most populated country" to fucking India. British Empire already has enough bragging rights as is.