There is a discrepancy between what you say and what later events showed regarding the battle of Tsushima straight. You say it marked the rise of the IJN into a major naval poer. This is true. But it did not mark a significan't change in the way the American and European nations viewed the Japanese. In fact, despite fighting actively on allied side in WWI, they still viewed apans naval might to be a backwater, old fashioned force with little to no strategic and technical knowhow. The attack on Pearl and the events from there to Midway was a rude awakening for the European powers.
naval battle at Leyte Gulf
There is a discrepancy between what you say and what later events showed regarding the battle of Tsushima straight. You say it marked the rise of the IJN into a major naval poer. This is true. But it did not mark a significan't change in the way the American and European nations viewed the Japanese.
In fact, despite fighting actively on allied side in WWI, they still viewed apans naval might to be a backwater, old fashioned force with little to no strategic and technical knowhow. The attack on Pearl and the events from there to Midway was a rude awakening for the European powers.