The Emperor of Japan

The big six were evenly divided three to three about whether to accept the allied terms to end the war. Craig notes, all of them were dismayed to see that the sovereign's was unkempt and his harried look was hardly that of a godlike leader. The moderator of the cession and current prime minister, admiral kantaro suzuki, had spoken with the emperor just after russia declared war,. So the emperor was on his side.