Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I hoki mai a Tomioka ki te Naval General Staff hei Tumuaki o te Tari Whakahaere o te tari i te marama o Tihema 1944, a i mau i taua tuunga mo te toenga o te pakanga. Ko ia tētahi o ngā māngai ā-ture o te Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff i te hākari tuku a Hapanihi
i runga i te.