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What imperial backing would Yonai need?

The counterfactual requires Hirohito to make a trusted adviser or council publicly authoritative enough to communicate his will.

Civil Military Relations Genro Hirohito Mitsumasa Yonai

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Question

Would avoiding war require a trusted council that could get the emperor to state his will publicly?

Short answer

Yes. The emperor would need to publicly designate someone as a genro-like intermediary.

Notes

A shadow council is proposed as a way to bring the emperor's will into public politics. The immediate requirement is for the emperor to publicly designate an adviser as a genro. That public appointment supplies the authority required by this part of the scenario.