The Joint Staff planners, taking note of the extent to which the Japanese had concentrated on Kyūshū at the expense of the rest of Japan, considered alternate places to invade such as the island of Shikoku, northern Honshu at Sendai, or Ominato.
Joint Staff-planlæggerne, der tog hensyn til omfanget af, at japanerne havde koncentreret sig om Kyūshū på bekostning af resten af ​​Japan, betragtede alternative steder man kunne invadere, såsom øen Shikoku, det nordlige Honshū ved Sendai eller Ominato.