Firstly they dismantled the Tsar's fleet at the turn of the century. All non whites were ecstatic;even Gandhi himself,conman and trickster said: "

so far and wide have the roots of Japanese victory spread that we cannot now visualise all the fruit it will now put forth." He later added:“When everyone in Japan, rich or poor, came to believe in self-respect, the country became free. She could give Russia a slap in the face.… In the same way, we must, too, need to feel the spirit of self-respect.”

http://karanjazplace..co.ke/2017/07/japanthe-pioneer-anti-racist-of.html

During the establishment of the League of Nations Japan insisted on a racial equality clause but were tricked by Prez Wilson. They were also very active with Black anti racist groups as the first pic shows.

After WW2 many remained behind to fight the returning colonialists in Asia while the latter fell back on the usual racist tropes shown in that poster.

ALL AFRICANS,NIGERIANS,UGANDANS,KENYANS,SOUTH AFRICANS, ASIANS INCLUDED ; INDIANS, BURMESE, MALAYSIANS,KOREANS AND VIETNAMESE OWE A MASSIVE DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO JAPAN.

We should all bow down,nairalanders! It wasn't Kenyatta,Mandela,Nassir,Nyerere or Zik per se who brought Uhuru; rather the sociopolitical change that brought about Uhuru was engendered by the Japanese.