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...Murayama, a Japanese newsman recently captured in the Philippines, thought that Japan was ripe for surrender. He said that the man picked to arrange it was an almost forgotten political zombie, Admiral and former Premier Keisuke Okada...
...young officers' revolt, sake-swilling Okada saved his life by attending his own funeral. His brother-in-law, murdered by mistake, was buried as Okada, and assassins stopped looking for the Premier. Okada politely thanked all who sent condolences, resigned as Premier, returned to his sake and his chrysanthemums...
Later, if not now, some Jap like Okada would have to emerge and show Japan the way to the end. That man might remind the Japanese of one of their proverbs: "To be beaten...
Premier Kantaro Suzuki held another emergency meeting with his Cabinet, conferred with Japan's elder statesmen, ex-Premiers Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, Admiral Keisuke Okada, Prince Fumimaro Konoye, Koki Hirota, Generals Hideki Tojo and Kuniaki Koiso. He called on the Emperor Hirohito, bowed reverentially, and reported, according to Radio Tokyo, on a "general jurisdictional matter...
They had already called on Premier Admiral Keisuke Okada, who escaped by hiding in a servant's closet. Having no such presence of mind, the Grand Chamberlain, confronted by 100 wild-eyed soldiers, argued with them for ten minutes. When words failed, he straightened up, commanded: "Then shoot me!" They did, and he crumpled in a pool of blood. The rebels burned incense over his body, saluted and hurried off. The incense and the salute were premature. The Grand Chamberlain somehow survived...