He published short essays ("The Fall of Singapore" and others) during the war, and tended to follow the militaristic trend of the time; however, after the defeat, he changed his attitude completely.
戦時中は短文「シンガポール陥落」等を発表して当時の軍国主義的風潮に流される傾向にあったにもかかわらず、敗戦後は掌を返したように変節。