Wakatsuki Reijiro brought long bureaucratic and political experience to the conference and pursued the strongest position available for Japan. Japan's limited capital-ship sacrifice contrasted with the ships removed by Britain and America, especially Britain's decision to discard HMS Tiger without replacement. Japan's 105,000-ton destroyer allowance against 150,000 tons for Britain and America realized the coveted 70 percent ratio in a strategically important category. His long bureaucratic career and later resistance to militarist violence illustrate the personal durability behind a negotiating performance that secured Japan's key goals.
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Wakatsuki wins Japan's practical 7:10 gains
Japan's chief delegate accepted some sacrifices but achieved equal submarine tonnage and a 7:10 destroyer ratio against the Anglo-American allowance.