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...same strain ran through the other appointments. Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, who had accomplished nothing in ten months as chief of naval staff, was kicked upstairs to an ornamental advisory role; fat, ugly Admiral Soemu Toyoda moved up from commander in chief of the fleet to chief of naval staff, opening the way for Ozawa. And into Ozawa's place, as vice chief of staff, came Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi, who was the "originator as well as one of the persons who perfected the air special-attack [Kamikaze] corps...
Almost forgotten in the flurry of speculation was the appointment of the new Fleet Commander: puffy-faced, 59-year-old Soemu Toyoda, a skilled naval technician, who had thus far sat this war out in and near Tokyo, cannily managed to be known as a bitter-end jingo...
...Japanese, therefore, celebrated the anniversary last week with reserve. Foreign Minister Teijiro Toyoda made a speech in which he emphasized the peaceful character of Japan's designs, her desire, as an Axis partner, to prevent the extension of World War II. Since the pact was approved by Premier Prince Konoye and most of the present Cabinet, since it was blessed by the Son of Heaven, this was as far as a polite Japanese Minister could go in the way of saying that the pact did not mean anything...
...pact full of meaning if, at some later date, it became safe to challenge the U.S. Just now Japan was preoccupied in keeping the U.S. mollified by polite doubletalk. But to German Ambassador Major General Eugen Ott double-talk is not pleasing. At an anniversary luncheon at Foreign Minister Toyoda's home he talked straight...
...time that was pro-Russian and anti-Hitler-would be gained by negotiations, which would certainly be delicate, undoubtedly be long. Accordingly, talks were begun both in Washington, where Admiral Nomura and Cordell Hull met several times "outside the State Department," and in Tokyo, where Foreign Minister Admiral Teijiro Toyoda received the American who has the most savvy about and the most sympathy with Japan, Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew...