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The Japanese had years of combat experience and fought to the death no surrender by the Bushido code of the warrior and this earned them respect as an enemy
The two main leaders were Isoroku Yamamoto for the Japanese and Chester Nimitz for the Americans.
The Japanese military leaders did. And Don't you forget it. Not only did they start the war, but they attacked the US without warning.
US Soldiers were NOT the first to fire at the enemy at Pearl Harbor. US Sailors were the first men to open fire at the enemy at Pearl Harbor. US Crewmen aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Ward, sank a Japanese Mini-Submarine (Midget Sub) prior to the aerial attack.
The Japanese
Certainly the Japanese Naval leaders believed they could cripple the US Naval fleet but they messed up when they failed to bomb the aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor. They also did not realize the Americans had other ships elsewhere and could also rebuild or build new ships. The Japanese thought Americans were wusses and dopes. They did not understand their enemy.
I assume you are referring to WWII here... it is not so much that the Japanese viewed the Americans as an enemy, so much as it was they viewed the US as a threat to their plans to expand their sphere of influence in the Pacific Ocean. Japan is a very small country in terms of land and as such, is one of the largest importers of goods in the world. Japan wanted to expand to the islands in the Pacific to eliminate some of their reliance on imports. At this time, the United States Pacific Fleet was massive, and if it remained in play, would hinder the Japanese in their goal of dominating the Pacific Ocean.
In WW2, Japan considered Americans of Japanese descent to be US Citizens; the enemy.
Because the US leaders feared that the Japanese Americans might help Japan in World War ll.
the zeros were faster and were better at menouvering to flank enemy planes
The American leaders banned the sale of oil to Japan to slow down a japanese war machine and this was a serious threat to future plans for the Japanese
The Japanese had years of combat experience and fought to the death no surrender by the Bushido code of the warrior and this earned them respect as an enemy
The two main leaders were Isoroku Yamamoto for the Japanese and Chester Nimitz for the Americans.
1.They couldn't. 2. They were fighting The US by the time The Soviet Union was their enemy. When you fight the US, you need all of your troops.
Japanese defeat was inevitable (as likely seen by most Japanese leaders) by early 1943. The war continued simply because the Japanese would not surrender, and the US would not stop until Japan surrendered.
The Japanese military leaders did. And Don't you forget it. Not only did they start the war, but they attacked the US without warning.