HeavyWeaponsGuy
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At the height of Japanese power, they had vastly more resources than Italy. Italy was suffering from a well maintained blockade, Japan ruled half of Asia. Strength of Axis powers goes Finland*>Germany>Japan>Italy.
*Which one survived war with the Soviets intact, Finland or Germany?![]()
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Ruled half of Asia? No no, I don't think so. They were bogged down in China and hugely overextended throughout the rest of the Pacific. And no, they were did not have more resources than Italy, Japan's fuel supplies were some of the lowest of any major participant in the war, Japanese military strength INHERENTLY grew weaker as her enemies grew stronger.
Also you fail to take into account the fact that the war was fought around the notion that the Allies would prioritize fighting the Axis in Europe before they fought them in Asia, so of course there was a brief period where Japan looked high and mighty in comparison to Germany and Italy who were engaged in a two-front fight for their survival. But this viewpoint does not take into account how many structural flaws were present in the Japanese military machine that would (not could, would) destroy it eventually in a fight against a larger power.
Also the Winter War =/= WWII, as it was right after the Great Purge that included visionaries in warfare like Tukhachevsky. Unless you refer to the Continuation War, which the Soviets won, they certainly could have gone to overrun Finland if they wanted to, but they decided against it.