“"It is a divine wind [kamikaze] for Japan," I said, and raised a glass. I immediately went to Kita's room and told him; he too sincerely rejoiced that, for the sake of the nation, this would allow us to advance even more vigorously in the construction of the New Order in East Asia. … From today the great European war will fully unfold. For Japan it is truly a divine wind. At this opportunity we must devote all our strength to completing the New Order in East Asia.”