Show japans oil supply Is vulnerable item I 1 among other serious considerations japan had to deal with in beginning its war with the united states was the tact fact that conflict meant the definite and continued cutting off ob of two thirds ot of the nations oil supply for that Is the amount ot of on oil that the united states had bad been supplying to japan up until shortly before the start ot of the war another fourth of japans supply of th this is highly important commodity came a from the dutch east indies only only a tenth of japans normal requirement of oil comes from its own fields and from walls in man chukuro and sakhalin Sak halin for many years ol of course japan busted busied herself building up large reserves of crude and fuel oil for war use though the total amount Is a military secret it is known to be large especially large is the supply of crude and fuel oil for the navy gasoline is 1 not as plentiful |