However, spoke out against the increasing militarization of Japan, and after promulgation of the National Mobilization Law, went into self-imposed confinement at a hotel on the shores of Lake Nojiri, continuing with his translations of French literature under the ever more vigilant eyes of the censors.
Despite expressing dissent towards Japan's growing military presence, he chose to remain in seclusion at a hotel by Lake Nojiri after the National Mobilization Law was enacted. He continued translating French literature while being closely monitored by the censors.