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Despite the nearly ASB levels of handwavery necessary to make it happen, what would a Japan 1st strategy for the US look like in the Pacific and Europe? I imagine that in 1942-43 the big difference in Europe would be no Operation Torch and invasion of Sicily, while in the Pacific I'm much more fuzzy on what would/could be sped up. Perhaps Guadalcanal is speed up and island hopping move ahead by 6-12 months? In Europe in 1943 the US then would 'just' stick to strategic bombing, perhaps to a lesser degree than IOTL, while Italy doesn't get knocked out of the war. Would Russia freak out and seriously consider a separate peace to pressure the US or would they suck it up and soldier on? How does Japan react to being on the receiving end of ~80% of US attention?