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

If we have a thousand bamboo spears, there's nothing to worry about a war with the Soviet Union.

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.

In order to have enough of the raw materials...which will be lacking in wartime, we should plan to acquire and use foreign resources existing in our expected sphere of influence, such as Sakhalim, China, and the Southern Pacific.