IJN Surrender: Congratulations. I don't see any way preserve enough POC to win this, even with only a 1.5 bid.

USN Report: On turn 2 we fought a big battle in the Hawaiian Islands that resulted in the loss of 4 IJN carriers and only 2 USN carriers. The USN maintained control of its home areas for the whole game.

I have attached a picture of the situation at the start of turn 6. The IJN is ahead by only 11 POC and the USN is seriously threatening most of the areas on the map, including the Japanese Islands. John resigned at this point.