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In case if the Japanese don't know how to develop a nuclear bombs, let just presume Japanese hired foreign scientist. Possibly even the same scientists that Hitler persecute them in our timeline.
Also in case if Japan doesn't have enough uranium to develop, let say China has loads of undiscovered uranium underneath and the Japanese Imperial military will be the first people to discover.