Japan 4, 1938
Today, my allies and I are planning our strategies. We all figured out that we are against the United States, so we plan on taking them out right away. I need to find another source for oil. The United States is already threatening to cut me off and destroying their navy will probably not help my cause. I am planning to get my oil source from taking over Burma from Great Britain. My allies, Germany and Italy, plan on helping me because it will increase their and my ratings. Because Burma is part of Asia, this will also help me take over all of Asia. My ally, Italy, is going to help conquer Asia also. All these things can take a turn for the better or worse but we will see what awaits tomorrow.
Japan 4, 1939
Today, the war began. I knew I had to get right into completing my objectives because I have so many. I started with trying to conquer China. I successfully captured NC China but did not win SC China. My plan is to try to get to Burma and try to capture it. I need to do this because the United States cut off my oil supply. This is will then supply me with oil. I cannot afford to have my rank lowered, I have to much to do. Next year, I plan to finally start moving my troops onto my navy. I need to destroy the navy of the United States in the Pacific ocean, this is one of my objectives. I am glad to say that the Axis Powers movement is first next year. I have a lot of things to move and conquer.
I truly believed that China would have been easy to take down because they are sort of in a civil war. I thought it would have made them weaker and easier to conquer but they are putting up a fight. It also doesn’t help my case that Great Britain is helping them out also. I know I have to really plan out my strategies and not lean on Germany so much. It is understandable that they are worried more on their own objectives and this really opens my eyes. It is also very helpful to see other classes maps. This gives me a good idea on what else I can do. I know now that I have to plan my own strategies and focus on my objectives. Next year is going to be a big year for Japan.
Japan 4, 1940
Today, I spoke with the leaders of Great Britain and China. They do not want me to attack China or Burma. What they do not understand is that those are my objectives. For now, I will not but it will have to happen. Great Britain told me they would give me anything so I would not attack Burma. I asked them to help me take down the United States with me but they said they could not which is understandable. They did tell me something that I dreaded. That the USSR is part of Asia. I have to conquer them. This is going to be hard because the leader of the USSR are friends and we were together in our last simulation. I already told her that I do not need or even have to conquer the USSR, which at first was true because I did not know Russia was part of Asia. This problem will have to wait until later. This is not even the biggest problem, Great Britain and China abandoned me when they said they would help me. It is war but I have to have my priorities straight. First, I am going to have to defeat the United States as soon as possible. Italy has told me that they are going to try to send as many navies as they can in time. It was a mistake to attack the United States navy so soon, but what is done is done and I do not regret this decision and I will make this work.
A good thing did come from today. I was able to conquer the Dutch East Indies. This provided me with a lot of resources, even surplus. I am planning on giving a few to my allies to help them out.
Tomorrow is going to be a complicated day but maybe luck will be on my
side.
Japan 4, 1941
Japan is on the verge of falling into the allies hands. I tried to fix my mistake of attacking the United States to soon but it did not work. Everything is falling apart in Japan and I do not see a bright side to it. The USSR betrayed my trust but they did have a reason to because I was planning on attacking them. NC China and Manchukuo belong to the Allies now. My navy is significantly smaller because the United States defeated my 200 navy by Pearl Harbor and I was ready to win the navy battle by the Philippines but Great Britain decided to defend and help the United States there and I lost the battle. I am completely surrounded by enemies and I see no help coming soon. My only hope is Italy but it will take too long for them to arrive but it will be no use, the Allies have gotten stronger. I see the falling of Japan very near by. I guess I deserve it because I was testing with war germs. I plan on taking what ever I can without shaking up the Allies. I do not fear them, but I do feel not having any of Japan in the end.
I can do nothing because if I try to attack the allies, USSR will help them. If I attack the United States, Great Britain will help them, and if I attack the USSR, the allies will help them. I am trapped in an all around front war. I have nowhere to turn. I will fight for Japan and I will fight trying.
Japan 4, 1942
Japan will not last. It is not gone but it is going slowly. Again China and the USSR are working together to take me over. I have lost a lot of what I had of China. I lost SE China and SC China. I fear that I will lose French Indo China because I have resources on it. My ally, Italy, has gone to the Allies and has left Germany and I alone as Axis. We both know we are doomed but we continue to fight on. I know that I can trust no one. Not the USSR, not China, not Great Britain, and now not even Italy. I need to keep on staying strong. I see the map and it gives me hope. I believe that I might be able to take parts of China and the USSR if Great Britain does not get in the way. I do fear of losing everything but I do not want to lose anything. I will stay strong and I will defend my country. I plan on destroying the USSR’s navy and slowly take back whats mine starting at Korea.
The Japanese empire will not go down without a fight.
Japan 4, 1943
Japan is staying low today. I still don’t know the moves of my opponents but I guess I will see. French Indo China was under attack by the USSR and China but Japan was able to fight them off. But Great Britain who took the chance and saw that Japan was weakened decided to help the USSR and successfully took over French Indo China. This is very depressing but but hopefully the plan I am still working up works. All I have left is the island of Japan and the Dutch East Indies. I am sure that the Dutch East Indies are not far from being taken over. So I plan for right now, I plan to take out the USSR’s only navy on the Pacific. I know it won’t do anything but anger them but it is just a precaution. I actually am going to discard my last plan and I attacked Eastern USSR and successfully took them over. I knew this would work because no one was there and no one was around. I hope this will at least give me a chance at the extra credit because I did get the Eastern USSR at least for a moment. I plan on moving them out and make the USSR and China to chase me around, hopefully make them lose troops during this. They’re doing as I hoped, Great Britain, China, and the USSR are moving their troops Northward as I expected. This will give me the chance to sneak in from the South and continue the chase.
Japan 4, 1944
I do not know what I am going to do today. It will take me awhile to move but I am really just moving as I go. It will take two moves to get to Burma but I will not be able to really take anything over but I might make them lose troops so I will try it. I am going to attack SE China with only 6 troops hoping that they do not hear how many I put in there and send in a lot. I want them to move and attack me
to east so I can turn around and attack from the west. Actually, I plan to just stall until next year. Then I will go all out and do my best. I noticed that Great Britain, China, and the USSR were able to move up to Siberia. I am very confused now. I do not know if they are going to attack me or attack Germany. Next year is our last year.
Japan 4, 1945
I did not expect the United States to help out China. They did and I did not win the war in SE China because I did not think they would help. I am just trying to hold as as long as I can but I do not know if Japan is going to stand for much longer .
The Allies went against my poor ally Germany. Even though that was bad news for him, it is a relief for Japan. This gave me a chance to move and attack. The USSR in Manchukuo tried to attack me in the Eastern USSR. I won that battle. That meant that no one was close enough to stop me from conquering and taking back everything. This did not happen though because we did not have enough moves. I was able to take back Manchukuo and its resources, Korea and its resources, and NE China and its resources. I did plan to do more but time ran out. Even though I did not conquer all of Asia, or even China, I did get further than I expected. The war was not a failure for Japan but it was not a success for us either.