. >>> next >> next, eri hotta examines the attack on pearl harbor from a japanese perspective. this is about an hour. >> good evening, thank you very much for coming. it is somewhat artificial of two people that xoe each other well, husband and wife, to do an interview in public like this. why should i ask the questions i can ask her over the breakfast table. but we don't discuss japanese naval strategy in 1941 over the breakfast table. one of the thinks -- things -- i find the most revealing is that it tackles certain myths about pearl harbor. and one of those myths which was encouraged in the immediate post-war period by the japanese and american administration is that japan had been highjacked and the japanese people and the emperor himself was duped into this wreck -- reckless ad venture. >> that was a myth that engaged people who were responsible. for the japan nation as well to think that the war could have been averted was too painful a question to ask, i think. and that was sort of self-per pechating myth the japanese people took to. >> you described by it is wrong to t

. >> next, eri hotta examines an attack on pearl harbor and entry into world war ii from the a japanese perspective. this is about one hour.r >> good evening. thank you very much for coming. it's always somewhat artificial situation of two people who know each other well, husband and wife i suppose, fall into thatnw category. and do anything in publicu likea this.r over why should i ask a question that on i can ask her over the breakfast table? on the other hand one doesn'the rarely norma discuss japanese naval strategy in 1941 over thea breakfastte table. y opportunity to discuss it a little bit further. and one of the things that i find most interesting about the book, and revealing and possibly for many readers in this country also is that it tackles a myth about pearl harbor. and one of the myths is which was, of course, very much encouraged in the postwar period not only the japanese themselves but the american administration is that japan had been hijacked by the militarist and the civilians really were not to blame for what happened. it it was a kind of militarist cue, and the ja

o next eri hotta. this is about an hour. good evening, thank you veryanke much for coming. it's always as somewhat an artificial situation of two people who know each other we well. husband and wanifed, i suppose. fall to the category to do an interview in public like this. ould i ask a question ibreakfasa ask over the breakfast table.an on the other hand, one doesn'tr normally discuss japanese naval strategy over the breakfast subl y to discuss it a little bit further. and one of the things that i find most interesting about the book, and revealing and possibly for many readers in this country also is that it tackles a myth about pearl harbor. and one of the myths is which was, of course, very much encouraged in the postwar period not only the japanese themselves but the american administration is that japan had been hijacked by the militarist and the civilians really were not to blame for what happened. it it was a kind of militarist cue, and the japanese people ab and the emperor himself were really sort of duped by the militarist embarking this reckless adventure. what