Island Nation's capital, Tokyo.
Island Nation had been involved in this war for more than a year. Although it had suffered devastating casualties, with over a million dead and wounded, it had successfully occupied the Philippine Islands, the Dutch East Indies, and New Guinea Island. From these islands, Island Nation obtained vast quantities of resources. Oil, rubber, steel, and all kinds of nonferrous metals flowed without end from the South Seas to Island Nation's Mainland.
Even though Germany had dispatched quite a few submarines to ambush Island Nation's merchant ships, Island Nation still transported large quantities of resources back to the mainland. Those resources were turned into weapons, equipping Island Nation's Army and Navy and steadily boosting its military strength.
And that further drove Island Nation to intensify its offensives in the South Seas and Australia. Having tasted sweetness, the Island Nation people were like those who could not wait to seize even greater benefits. They wanted to bring the entire South Seas and Australia under their rule.
However, a year had passed. Facing the German military deployed in the South Seas and Australia, although Island Nation's Army and Navy remained on the offensive, they had achieved no real results. Indochina and Australia were still in German hands. Island Nation's Army and Navy had at one point landed in Indochina and Australia, but they had failed to expand their gains and were instead driven back by the German military.
Repeated failures had enraged Island Nation's military from top to bottom. The Commander of the Southern Army had already been replaced, and General Terauchi Juichi had taken over the post. Just as General Terauchi Juichi was preparing to make a grand showing in his new position, shocking news arrived from the West. The United States, Island Nation's master behind the scenes,