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Proposed Japanese invasion of Australia during World War II
In early 1942 elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) proposed an invasion of Australia.
In Australia the government, the military and the people were deeply alarmed after the fall of Singapore in February 1942 about the possibility of a Japanese invasion of Australia. Japan had the military capability, and Australia lacked defenses. Japan never actually planned an invasion, but the fear of one led Australia to form a close reliance on the United States to protect itself.〔Geoffrey Bolton, ''The Oxford History of Australia: Volume 5: 1942–1995. The Middle Way'' (2005) pp 7–10, 15〕
Meanwhile, in Tokyo the secret Navy proposal was opposed by the Japanese Army and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who regarded it as being unfeasible given Australia's geography and the strength of the Allied defences. Instead, the Japanese military adopted a strategy of isolating Australia from the United States by advancing through the South Pacific. This offensive was abandoned following the Battle of the Coral Sea and Battle of Midway in May and June 1942, and all subsequent Japanese operations in the vicinity of Australia were undertaken to slow the advance of Allied forces.
==Japanese proposals==
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