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IOTL, Japan built (or converted) both auxiliary carriers and auxiliary cruisers. With skew to auxiliary cruisers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_auxiliary_cruiser_commerce_raiders

After all, cruiser conversion was much cheaper compared to carrier conversion, and combat efficiency of both conversion was dubious.
Auxuliary carrier Akitsu Maru was the only one of sort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akitsu_Maru

Therefore, the questions:
1) Could you imagine sequence of events leading to much more Japanese auxiliary carriers?
2) What will be change of Japanese strategy and tactics if several more (say 10) auxiliary carriers are available in WWII? Please focus on strategy/tactics rather than changes of course of war (the changes would be small anyway).
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