Because of the high population of Japanese living on the islands.
It was in the islands and they had set up stations where they could watch and see if planes or ships were coming in.
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the combined efforts of air and sea military units.
Hideki Tojo
Close to 2500 military and civilians
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Military.
The Pearl Harbor attack resulted in the following casualties: 2,345 military killed 1,247 military wounded 57 civilians killed 35 civilians wounded
Sabotage!
Yes, the attack was a planned military strike.
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the combined efforts of air and sea military units.
After they attacked Pearl Harbor, they would attack Australia of course.(After they got more troops that is)
Hideki Tojo
There was concern that they would support the Japanese war effort. Fears of espionage and sabotage were running wild after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The government believed that internment camps were the way to protect the population.
Close to 2500 military and civilians
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Military.
The first attack on Japanese military was just days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
The Pearl Harbor attack resulted in the following casualties: 2,345 military killed 1,247 military wounded 57 civilians killed 35 civilians wounded
Military necessity; eliminate enemy fleet.
Yes. The attack on pearl harbor was a military surprise attack, to distract the US and give the Japanese some time to fight Malaysia. My opinion is this: We Leaked info to the Japanese of the fleet in pearl harbor so that the American people would stand by the decision to try the newly invented hydrogen bomb period!