During the conference with Sugiyama and Nagano, the Emperor asked Nagano, "Why was it that it took the Americans just a few days to build an air base and the Japanese more than a month or so?"
Sewaktu rapat bersama Sugiyama dan Nagano, kaisar bertanya kepada Nagano, "Mengapa Amerika hanya perlu beberapa hari untuk membangun pangkalan udara sedangkan Jepang perlu waktu satu bulan atau lebih?"