Advice from Odawara

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The advice of Odawara ( Japanese 小田原 評定 , Odawara hyōjō ) is a phrase in Japanese . It is used to describe a negotiation that goes on until it is too late.

The historical background is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's siege of Odawara (southwest of today's Tōkyō ) in 1590 . The Castle Odawara served one of his opponents, Hōjō Ujinao as headquarters. When he got the news of the advancing army, Hōjō Ujinao called a meeting of his generals and advisers to debate whether to hold the castle to the end or to start negotiations with Hideyoshi. The discussion dragged on for days until it was too late and Hideyoshi's troops were able to lock in the castle and take it after a six-month siege.