The only "modern" Japanese plane I frequently fly the F4U-1D against, online, is the N1K. I don't recall if I've ever been shot down in that setup. I know that it's not a walk in the park against these, but A6M's are just falling out of the sky burning.
In my opinion there are two Japanese models that are superior, the J2M and the Ki-84. Both of them are imho clown wagons, with performances a lot better than they historically were. There's one more model that is competitive, that's the N1K. And the Ki-100 can be considered simply inferior. All other contemporaries are hopelessly outclassed (Ki-43, Ki-61, A6M).
The worst thing about it is that it is hard to control, spins pretty easily and is not very stable. But then, it's possible to adapt to this and it's a pretty decent fighter.
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