Iwane Matsui
On December 1, 1937, Hirohito had given formal instruction to General Iwane Matsui to capture and occupy the enemy capital of Nanking. He was very eager to fight this battle since he and his council firmly believed that all it would take is a one huge blow that to bring forth the surrender of Chiang Kai-Shek. He even gave an Imperial Rescript to Iwane when he returned to Tokyo, a year later, despite the brutality that his officers had inflicted on the Chinese populace in Nanking, hence Hirohito had seemingly turned a blind eye and condone these monstrosities.
