In reality, America has abrogated the commercial treaty, and Germany, whom we regarded as a brother, has somewhat betrayed us. Japan has truly taken on an independent stance. When standing alone, it is opposed to every country.
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September 1939, Inter-Parliamentary Union Delegation Travel Diary to the U.S. and Europe — 30 June to 2 October 1939 — Transcription and Commentary, trans. from Japanese. In Dōshisha Hōgaku (Doshisha Law Review), Vol. 73 No. 1 (2021)