By the end of 1942, it was clear that Japan had lost the Guadalcanal campaign, a serious blow to Japan's strategic plans for the defense of their empire and an unanticipated defeat at the hands of the Americans.
I slutningen af 1942 stod det klart, at Japan havde tabt slaget om Guadalcanal, et alvorligt slag mod Japans strategiske planer for, hvordan deres imperium skulle forsvares, og et uventet nederlag.