if you were in japan's side, what would be good reason why?

Question

you attacked pearl harbor and whether the us deserved it.

Answer 1

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, primarily to try and eliminate the US pacific fleet at a stroke. They were under many embargoes from the US and others for supplies like oil, scrap metal and other materials they needed for their conquests. It would have been successful but the US aircraft carriers were out at sea during the attack. They thought since war was inevitable they would go for the knock out blow early thinking US industry to be too slow to stop them after they consolidated their gains. This however proved to be wrong.

Answer 2

From what I recall of history, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor not to pull America into the war, but to put off for a few years its entry into the war. The Japanese opinion at the time was that confrontation with the US in the Pacific was inevitable, and that destroying the US fleet would put off the conflict for years, as the US rebuilt, giving Japan time to consoldiate its gains.

It didn't work out that way, since part of the fleet escaped destruction, and the Japanese underestimated the speed with which America could produce more ships. The American industrial economy was a real dynamo back then.

Answer 3

The reason to attack the US is because, aside from the British, the US were the biggest power in the Pacific at the time, and the Brits were stripping men and material to fight the Germans. They thought that, by destroying the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, they would keep us from being able to fight back for at least five years. Unfortunately for them, the aircraft carriers were gone when they attacked.

Answer 4

The plan was to give the Americans a good bloody nose, and destroy a good portion of the American Pacific fleet.

It was obvious that the Americans were against Imperial Japans motives in Asia.

They thought that a crushing defeat would cause a political uproar in the US and make FDR's administration change its policies on Japanese activity in Asia.

They planned this attack so that it would happen after the Japanese ambassador in Washington had delivered a declaration of war against the US.

Instead the notification to the US of the declaration of war happened after the attack on Pearl Harbor. So it looked like a totally unprovoked attack on US soil.

This angered the American public, you know what happened next....

Answer 5

If I were IN Japan's side, they would have bled to death after the stupid trick they played on Pearl Harbor. They deserved everything the U.S. gave them, including blowing the snot outta 2 cities, fire bombing Tokyo. Their citizens can blame their government for THAT, not the U.S.
(USN, retired)

Answer 6

Perhaps they wanted to "awaken a sleeping giant", or maybe it was FDR who helped create the opportunity for the attack. Things are pretty fishy with the whole affair there.

Answer 7

Japanis citizen.

Answer 8

World domination, baby. That's why.