General Korechika Anami, the Army minister, was ambivalent, insisting that diplomacy must wait until "after the United States has sustained heavy losses" in Operation Ketsugō.
Krigsministeren general Korechika Anami var ambivalent og insisterede på, at diplomatiet måtte vente indtil "efter De forenede Stater havde lidt store tab" under Operation Ketsugō.