After the attacks on Pearl Harbor, what did that Japanese guy say about "waking a sleeping giant?"?

Question

word for word, what did he say? and who was he?

Answer 1

Isoroku Yamamoto

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

He was an admiral for japan, though there is some doubt if this EXACT phrase was really said.

Answer 2

Japan had an arrogance that blinded them to the rising power of the US.  The General was one of the smarter of the Japanese who knew that the attacks on Oahu were not a good idea (just as some n***s did not agree with Hitler's actions).

Answer 3

Japanese Admiral Yamamato made the statement after the attack and the failure to notify the US about the declaration of war before the attack.

The Admiral had visited the US and was well aware of the US industrial might and ability to produce war material.

Admiral Yamamato was also against attacking Pearl Harbor, for an exact quote you'll have to Google the Admiral.