How many Japanese died in the Battle of Midway?

Answer

Thousands of sailors were on each of the four carriers they lost, and most of them died.

And in addition to losing the men on the four aircraft carriers, well over 200 highly experienced and irreplaceable Japanese naval aviators were lost.

According to some sources, the Imperial Japanese Navy lost a total of approximately 2,155 sailors and airmen during the Battle of Midway.

However, according to Sawachi Hisae's "Midowei Kaisen: Kiroku", which tabulates the name, rank, birth province, age at time of death, and term of service (as compiled from Japanese prefectural records), there were exactly 3,057 Japanese casualties, including one civilian technician assigned to Soryu.

The end result of the battle was that Japan's march of expansion was halted and the strategic initiative in the Pacific would now pass to the United States.