Na nzaghachi na Allied landings on Guadalcanal, Japanese Imperial General Headquarters kenyere Ichimunga 17th Army (IJA) nke Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) Ichimunga 17th Army (IJA) nke Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) nke dị na Rabaul na n'okpuru iwu nke Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake, ọrụ nke iweghachite Guadalcanal. Ndị agha agha agha Japan ga-akwado ndị agha mmiri Japan, gụnyere ndị Combined Fleet n'okpuru iwu nke Isoroku Yamamoto, nke dị na Truk. Ndị agha 17th, n'oge ahụ na-etinye aka na mkpọsa ndị Japan na New Guinea, nwere naanị nkeji ole na ole dị. N'ime ndị a, 35th Infantry Brigade n'okpuru Major General Kiyotaka Kawaguchi nọ na Palau, 4th Infantry Regiment (Aoba) nọ na Philippines na 28th Infantry Regiment (Ichiki) nọ na Rabaul.
Ọchịagha ndị agha Harukichi Hyakutake