On December 8th, 1941 there was more oil in Hawaii than in Japan. They never had a chance. They should have followed up with raids on oil handling facilities, and brought in their battleships - big guns - to shell Pearl until they were out of ammunition.
A Pyrrhic victory if ever there was one.
> They should have followed up with raids on oil handling facilities… <
Yes. It’s really odd. Imperial Japan valued the bold warrior way. Yet time and again Japanese admirals refused to take chances. They retreated instead of rolling the dice.
Pearl Harbor is a good example of that. Instead of ordering a third strike, Admiral Nagumo ordered a withdrawal. He feared an attack by the yet unlocated American aircraft carriers.
Admiral Nagumo was not very bold, fortunately for us.