"The spirit of cooperation is essential for global peace."

"The conduct of the war was in accordance with the decisions taken by the Supreme War Leadership. I merely sanctioned them."

"It is my earnest desire that the people of Japan will unite as one and strive for the reconstruction and development of the nation."

"The prosperity of the people is my greatest wish."

"Indeed, we declared war on America and Britain out of our sincere desire to ensure Japan's self-preservation and the stabilization of East Asia, it being far from our thought either to infringe upon t…"