"I hope that the younger generation will learn from the mistakes of the past."

"If the war were to begin while a member of the imperial house was prime minister, the imperial house would have to carry the responsibility and he was opposed to this."

"The future belongs to those who strive for peace and understanding."

"They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races."

"The Americans have too many electric lights."