I don't think only the J1N was very excellent as a night fighter.
Japanese navy's FD-2 radar was low performance, and it was the degree which can rarely detect B-29 ahead of the 3km.
Though an antenna was being equipped in the J1N, there even was planes onto which radar isn't carrying.
Army was experimenting on the latest at Ki-45Kai"Bo" and other types for "Taki" radar loaded, but these has not been completed. The performance of "TaKi" was similar to FD-2.
The Japanese couldn't complete the night fighter which becomes a definitive edition until the end of war.
The army and a navy threw every plane which can catch up to intercept B-29.
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