"Give me a Japanese division armed with bamboo spears and I'll wipe out the entire Russian Far Eastern Army."

“Setbacks there and at home will only increase our strength...”

“It is Japan's mission to be supreme in Asia, the South Seas and eventually the four corners of the world.”

“What sort of government is it that permits so many children to go to school hungry, without even a morsel of food in their stomachs? It cannot be! It must not be!”

“A war minister is able to force the adoption of any measure desired by the Camp or to block any measure that meets his disapproval.”

“The foundations of our Empire are now based more firmly than ever! The birth of a Crown Prince shows that the prosperity of the Imperial Household is increasing many times.”

“Let the League of Nations say whatever it pleases, let America offer whatever interference, let China decry Japan's action at the top of her voice, but Japan must adhere to her course unswervingly.”