Kammala wannan jumla: A cikin wasan kwaikwayo na Asiya-Pacific, Japan ta ci gaba da kai hare-haren bama-bamai a biranen China kuma ta fadada ayyukanta na iska zuwa wasu a Asiya kamar Singapore, Rangoon, da Mandalay. A cikin 'yan watanni na farko na yakin da kasashen yammacin duniya, Japan ta yi amfani da karfinta na iska a kan mazauna kamar Honolulu, Darwin, da
Ba a san shi ba.