The Japanese article mentions the possibility of an attack from China or Alaska.
Several weeks ago I ran into one of the Ploesti Raid B-24 pilots and he said that their original target was supposed to be Japan using bases in China, but they were diverted to Egypt to hit the Romanian oil fields.
The Japanese might have gotten wind of this B-24 plan, or they might just have been looking at a map!
It is ironic that right after their own surprise attack from carriers on Hawaii, they wouldn't mention the possibility of a carrier-launched surprise attack on Japan.
And also North pacific which I took to mean Alaska. It was just the timing that caused my immediate rohrschach response to be "Doolittle". Recall a few weeks ago here on one of Homer's threads there was an article about air raid alerts in Honolulu within 24-48 hours of Operation K, the attack by Japanese flying boats against Oahu.
Several weeks ago I ran into one of the Ploesti Raid B-24 pilots and he said that their original target was supposed to be Japan using bases in China, but they were diverted to Egypt to hit the Romanian oil fields.
Now that's interesting.
The Japanese might have gotten wind of this B-24 plan, or they might just have been looking at a map!
Or it was just routine civil defense drill. I seem to recall reading some time ago of similar air raid drills in Tokyo not long after Pearl Harbor.
Never-the-less, it's fascinating knowing the future while reading these posts by Homer.