UK-JP Alliance:

This pushes the discussion all the way back to 1922 (when the Washington Naval Conference ended) so it's kinda hard to speculate what would have happened in 1939.

>>2686813
No this is a really stupid meme.
The nips wanted all of South East Asia, they never would've tolerated a serious British presence in HK or Singapore.

>>2688323
why did the anglo japanese alliance end?

>>2689051
America basically forced Britain to in the early 1920's to prevent the US being ganged up on.

Basically, the US said they'll slow down naval production as long as you end the alliance with Japan.

>>2689039
Those are just 2 cities though. I think Japan might tolerate it.

>>2689039
>>2690538

Japan wanted SE Asia only after the Great Depression destroyed global trade.
If Japan and Britain were allies and Japan could engage in trade with the British Empire to fulfill its economic needs, there's no need for Japan to take SE Asia (chiefly for the oil from the Dutch East Indies).