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Japanese propaganda portrayed the Japanese military as liberators who wanted save other Asian countries from Western Imperialism. In reality they just wanted to create several puppet governments loyals to the Japanese Empire.
But in a scenario where Japan really did try to liberate Asia from Western and Asian Imperialism, how would they be viewed today? Would the Allies be seen as the 'bad guys' in the Pacific War?
And how early of a POD would be needed to get a Japan that was more interested in liberation than conquest?