"We therefore wish to inform you all that today, We have commanded the Imperial Government to communicate to the governments of the United States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union that the Em…"

"The Emperor should not be involved in politics."

"I am deeply concerned about the well-being of the people."

"I consider that the war was brought to an end by the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is true that the Soviet Union's entry into the war was also a factor, but the atomic bom…"

"When I consider the dead and their families, I cannot repress my mental agony."