Wakatsuki came from an impoverished family in Japan
Wakatsuki enjoyed going to military school
Before the war, he used to return to his homeland on a regular basis
Wakatsuki’s family and relatives in Japan did not have much respect for him
Wakatsuki was accused of aiding and abetting the U.S. enemy
Wakatsuki did not respect the military at all
He believed that Japan would win the war
Wakatsuki hated his mother country.
He became an American citizen in 1913.
Wakatsuki thought wars were senseless
He wanted the war to continue to the bitter end