The Japanese civilian government before Tojo did try their best to avoid a war but people on both sides did not want to listen. War became inevitable. I am however surprised that the narrative in the west still exist that pearl harbor was totally unprovoked. The US and the British had been provoking the Japanese for months at that point.
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The Japanese civilian government before Tojo did try their best to avoid a war but people on both sides did not want to listen. War became inevitable. I am however surprised that the narrative in the west still exist that pearl harbor was totally unprovoked. The US and the British had been provoking the Japanese for months at that point.