How large or early of a PoD would you need, to have a successful Filipino independence movement with substantial Japanese backing? And would such a scenario be possible in a world where Japan has an opportunity to occupy Indochina as OTL, whether it be from WWII in Europe as OTL, or alternative circumstances?
I'm specifically not aiming for a world where Japan ends up victorious with a colonial empire, so, if Japan had a subsidiary ally in the Philippines, what would the plausible outcomes be?
I'm specifically not aiming for a world where Japan ends up victorious with a colonial empire, so, if Japan had a subsidiary ally in the Philippines, what would the plausible outcomes be?