Japan

Strengths and weaknesses
Japan is easily one of the best nations to play on naval/island maps. They have cheaper carrier fighters (25 instead of 30) and their light tank can make and early landig rush pretty successful. Japan should take advantage of their exeptionally good air force and landing forces to capture smaller islands. Having only a light tank (25. 2 turns to build) makes them vulnerable on landlocked maps against natioms with stronger land armies.

Historic maps
Japan is currently associated with two Historic Maps (Burma and Pacific War).