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- noun Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945)
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Examples
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Prince Konoye said, “Fundamentally the thing that brought about the determination to make peace was the prolonged bombing by the B-29s.”
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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Prince Konoye said, “Fundamentally the thing that brought about the determination to make peace was the prolonged bombing by the B-29s.”
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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Konoye fell from power and was replaced by Hideki Tojo.
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According to Grew, Konoye was willing to give up Indochina and China, except a buffer region in the north to protect her from Stalin, in return for the U.S. brokering a peace with China and opening up the oil pipeline.
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Prince Konoye supported them, and so did Admiral Yonai, who saw only two alternatives: hard times or ruin.
Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009
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Konoye told Grew that Emperor Hirohito knew of his initiative and was ready to give the order for Japan's retreat.
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Still, Prince Konoye kept hoping to find some alternative short of war.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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Konoye suggested that Roosevelt and he meet in, of all places, Honolulu.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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Shortly after, unable to muster a credible alternative to war, Konoye fell from office.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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With some support from the Navy, Prince Konoye, the Prime Minister, raised the possibility of a summit meeting with Roosevelt.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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