For all of my life I have toiled away for my nation. I have spent countless days languishing in prison because I dared to speak out. I saw what was to come, I attempted to warn of the events that would, and now have, come to transpire. In my mind Marshall Date was the harbinger of military rule, I see now that I was wrong; he ruled in a Japan that, while relatively militaristic, was democratic and fair. The NLP that succeeded him held none of his redeeming qualities, they were ruthless, authoritarian and had the military in their pockets. I agitated against the injustices they caused, I organised a resistance against their domination of the Imperial Diet, I supported movements to secure greater rights for the poor & the minorities of Japan. My life has been spent in service: of the Emperor, of Peace, and of the People of Japan; now we have finally managed to subdue the NLP and what have I received for service? Nothing. My life's work has been wasted upon a cause that refuses to acknowledge my devotion; the Militarists are my sworn enemies but to be cast away by the Imperials, those who I might have once considered friends, is a hurtful betrayal. Less than a year ago I would have wholeheartedly backed the Emperor in the coming war, despite the fact that it goes against one of the core principles I have championed for decades, now I see no reason to participate and shall support neither side. If either side seeks me, be it for retribution or otherwise, they will find me at my home in Chubu, toiling in the fields as we Japanese have done for centuries.
Loyalty: The People of Nippon
~ Lord Hajamoto Kiyotaka, 2nd Marquis of Izu, 2nd Lord Hajamoto, Former Officer of the IJA, Staunch Pacifist, Former Member of the Freedom Party, Former Member of the Imperial Diet, Former Member of the Radical Progress Party, Former Member of the Farmer-Labor Party, Man of the People, Former Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Formerly a Loyal Servant of the Emperor.