One of Japan's most unfortunate characters in the war, Prince Fumimaro Konoe (Konoye), tried in vain to get the military to avoid attacking America in the first

One of Japan's most unfortunate characters in the war, Prince Fumimaro Konoe (Konoye), tried in vain to get the military to avoid attacking America in the first place; he then tried to convince him to negotiate peace in early 1945, but the emperor refused, believing that Japan would get divine assistance again. After the war, he refused to play along with the occupation's kangaroo court and killed himself.