The Japanese leader who took over in Oct 1941 was of course
General Hideki Tojo who was a hard liner and it was under
his leadership and that of the army that the decison for war
was taken

It was taken at the Imperial Conference in September. Everything after
that was merely a decision not to turn back.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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