AHC/WI: Japan vs. Russia in WWI

Is there any way for Japan to fight Russia in WWI? Bonus if you can get them to keep the Anglo-Japanese treaty.

What are the effects?
 
1. Get rid of the Russo-Japanese War, so that there is still a matter of contention between the two powers before 1914.

2. Have Russia and Britain fighting on opposing sides, e.i. Britain sides with Germany, or the Russians do.
 
So basically France and Britain are screwed in Europe? What about Turkey in this scenario?

The Ottoman Empire would probably be quite happy to sit back and watch the rest of Europe batter itself into rubble.

You'd also have a France - Britain - Austria vs. Germany - Russia to start, with Italy joining the Eastern Powers once the threat of being surrounded is gone (IE, Austria down). This goes poorly enough for Austria that you'd need a different spark for WW1.
 
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