Mitsumasa Yonai
The "hawks" consisted of [[Korechika Anami|General Korechika Anami]], [[Yoshijirō Umezu|General Yoshijirō Umezu]], and [[Soemu Toyoda|Admiral Soemu Toyoda]] and were led by Anami. The "doves" consisted of Prime Minister [[Kantarō Suzuki]], Naval Minister [[Mitsumasa Yonai]], and Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Shigenori Tōgō]] and were led by Togo. Under special permission of Hirohito, the president of the Privy council, [[Hiranuma Kiichirō]], was also a member of the imperial conference. For him, the preservation of the "kokutai" implied not only the Imperial institution but also the Emperor's reign.