The Japanese government was clearly prepared to fight an Allied invasion of the home islands as fiercely as they had defended Iwo Jima and fought on the Japanese home island of Okinawa.
Den japanske regering var tydeligvis parate til at bekæmpe en allieret invasion af Hjemmeøerne så voldsomt, som de havde forsvaret Iwo Jima og kæmpede på den japanske hjemmeø Okinawa.