Originally posted by B)ushid(o
If Japan entered a war in their militaristic state today, they would fall like France fell in World War 2.
Like amrtin said, the outcome would be dependent on the Alliances.
I'll just make a somewhat random scenario:
If it was something like The United States, Britain, and Australia vs. France, Russia, China, and Germany then it'd be hard to say, but probably the first alliance because The United States probably has the strongest military out of the contenders, and has the advantage of being further away from many of the other countries (Russia's close, but the closest major city is probably Vladivostok.
Britain can hold its own against most of the European Nations individually, but it might not be able to hold its own against France and Germany.
Russia and China are probably the strongest out of the Second Alliance and both can hold their own against the United States well. China's military has been well kept and their Army has many, many troops. The Russian military isn't doing well, but if and when Russia's economystarts doing better their newer firearms and weaponry will replace their current equipment. China's military is basically the same as Russia's, but isn't in a slump. If Russia's military doesn't get revigorated then The United States would win easily and China wouldn't be much harder, because of help from Australia. France and Germany would fall easily against the combined efforts of The United States, Britain, and Australia.
If everyone starts using nuclear weapons then both countries win or lose depending on your view.
Well, there's one scenario.