What do you mean by COULD HAVE BEEN? They were.
Germany, Italy and Japan
December 1941.
The "Tripartite Pact" signed in Berlin, Germany on September 1940 created the partnership between Germany, Japan, & Italy.
The "Tripartite Pact" signed in Berlin, Germany in Sept 1940, created a partnership between Germany, Japan, and Italy.
Japan
Italy - Germany - Japan .
Japan was part of the AXIS Alliance. This involved Germany, Italy and Japan. Siam (modern day Thailand) was also allied to Japan.
Japan did not attack Germany. Japan had an alliance with Germany and Italy. Japan fought the USA (after Pearl Harbour), Britain and her commonwealth (which included Australia).
Japan joined Germany & Italy in a military alliance called the "Tripartite" or "Axis" powers on September 27, 1940.
it was part of the alliance thing germany was in alliance with japan and japan attacked usa in pearl harbour and declared war on japn therefore on germany as well answer 2: During World War 2, after Japan attacked the US, the US declared war on Japan. Germany in response declared war on the US, the only such declaration made by Nazi Germany. In response to the German declaration, the US declared war on Germany.
Japan has never had a Fascist ruler or government. Japan was militarily aligned with Fascist Germany and Italy during WW2 as a part of the AXIS alliance.
September 27, 1940