By RYUICHI KITANO/ Senior Staff Writer
December 6, 2021 at 18:42 JST
The Oct. 13, 1941, entry of the journal written by Saburo Hyakutake, a close aide to Emperor Hirohito, says the emperor appears ready to go to war against the United States. (Hikaru Uchida)
Emperor Hirohito appeared to be preparing for war against the United States about two months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, according to a diary that raises further questions about his wartime responsibilities. [Read More]
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