I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation.

The war has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage.

We have resolved to endure the unendurable and suffer what is insufferable.

The war has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage.

That most unfortunate war, which I deeply deplore.

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.