
Hideki Tojo (東條 英機 ''Tōjō Hideki'') (December 30 1884 – December 23 1948) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 27th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 18 1941 to July 22 1944. Tojo was born in Tokyo in 1884. He was a member of the military clique that pushed Japan into war in the late 1930s. He was also Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army and Chief of the Kempeitai. As Ministry of War in 1940 he was instrumental in leading Japan into the Axis Alliance with Germany and Italy. By 1941 he was appointed prime minister by Emperor of Japan Hirohito and took command of the entire Japanese military. Though Hirohito remained nominally in charge, the dominance of the Japanese military at the time ensured that Tojo was the nation's effective dictator. During World War II he led Japanese forces in the Pacific War, to bomb Pearl Harbor, but was forced to resign on July 18 1944 following a series of military disasters. He left government and went into seclusion. After Japan surrendered in 1945 Tojo shot himself in the chest as a suicide attempt. He survived and was arrested a short time later. He recovered from his injuries at a hospital. He then was tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East for war crimes. He was found guilty of the following crimes: *count 1 (waging wars of aggression, and war or wars in violation of international law *count 27 (waging unprovoked war against China) * count 29 (waging aggressive war against the United States) *count 31 (waging aggressive war against the British Commonwealth) *count 32 (waging aggressive war against the Netherlands (Indonesia)) *count 33 (waging aggressive war against France (Indochina)) *count 54 (ordering, authorizing, and permitting inhumane treatment of Prisoners of War (Prisoner of wars) and others) He was sentenced to death on November 12, 1948 and executed by hanging. He is the only head of government to date to be executed for war crimes. Because of the crimes committed under his authority, Tojo is considered responsible for the murder of almost four million Chinese. Tojo approved government-sanctioned biological human experimentation on POWs. Hideki Tojo's nickname was "the razor (''kamisori'')". His commemorating tomb is located in a shrine in Hazu, Aichi. ==External link== *[http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/142.html?c=2 Portraits of Hideki Tojo] {| border="1" align="center" |- align="center" |width="30%"|Preceded by:
Fumimaro Konoe |width="40%"|List of Prime Ministers of Japan
1941–1944 |width="30%"|Succeeded by:
Kuniaki Koiso |} 1884 births 1948 deaths Japanese military leaders Japanese prime ministers Executed prime ministers World War II political leaders
I'd like to see more info about what those war crimes were. ==Why is Tojo in English order?== Because he was a World War II figure, Tojo is best known in English order. (The English version of Mainichi Shimbun uses English order [http://www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/912681/Hideki20Tojo-0-1.html]) User:WhisperToMe 03:18, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC) "6,300" for "Hideki Tojo" "1,860" for "Tojo Hideki" User:WhisperToMe 03:21, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC) ==After WW II== My paternal grandfather happened to meet General Tojo after World War II. Grandpa was stationed at Sugamo Prison as a guard following the war for a brief time. One day he happened to come across Tojo in the prison yard. Grandpa asked him if he was Tojo, who replied that he was. Tojo asked Grandpa where he was from, when Grandpa told him that he was from Iowa Tojo remarked that he had been to Iowa once. User:Jesster79 04:42, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
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Hideki Tojo (東條 英機 ''Tōjō Hideki'') (December 30 1884 – December 23 1948) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 27th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 18 1941 to July 22 1944. Tojo was born in Tokyo in 1884. He was a member of the military clique that pushed Japan into war in the late 1930s. He was also Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army and Chief of the Kempeitai. As Ministry of War in 1940 he was instrumental in leading Japan into the Axis Alliance with Germany and Italy. By 1941 he was appointed prime minister by Emperor of Japan Hirohito and took command of the entire Japanese military. Though Hirohito remained nominally in charge, the dominance of the Japanese military at the time ensured that Tojo was the nation's effective dictator. During World War II he led Japanese forces in the Pacific War, to bomb Pearl Harbor, but was forced to resign on July 18 1944 following a series of military disasters. He left government and went into seclusion. After Japan surrendered in 1945 Tojo shot himself in the chest as a suicide attempt. He survived and was arrested a short time later. He recovered from his injuries at a hospital. He then was tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East for war crimes. He was found guilty of the following crimes: *count 1 (waging wars of aggression, and war or wars in violation of international law *count 27 (waging unprovoked war against China) * count 29 (waging aggressive war against the United States) *count 31 (waging aggressive war against the British Commonwealth) *count 32 (waging aggressive war against the Netherlands (Indonesia)) *count 33 (waging aggressive war against France (Indochina)) *count 54 (ordering, authorizing, and permitting inhumane treatment of Prisoners of War (Prisoner of wars) and others) He was sentenced to death on November 12, 1948 and executed by hanging. He is the only head of government to date to be executed for war crimes. Because of the crimes committed under his authority, Tojo is considered responsible for the murder of almost four million Chinese. Tojo approved government-sanctioned biological human experimentation on POWs. Hideki Tojo's nickname was "the razor (''kamisori'')". His commemorating tomb is located in a shrine in Hazu, Aichi. ==External link== *[http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/142.html?c=2 Portraits of Hideki Tojo] {| border="1" align="center" |- align="center" |width="30%"|Preceded by:
Fumimaro Konoe |width="40%"|List of Prime Ministers of Japan
1941–1944 |width="30%"|Succeeded by:
Kuniaki Koiso |} 1884 births 1948 deaths Japanese military leaders Japanese prime ministers Executed prime ministers World War II political leaders
Hideki Tojo
I'd like to see more info about what those war crimes were. ==Why is Tojo in English order?== Because he was a World War II figure, Tojo is best known in English order. (The English version of Mainichi Shimbun uses English order [http://www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/912681/Hideki20Tojo-0-1.html]) User:WhisperToMe 03:18, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC) "6,300" for "Hideki Tojo" "1,860" for "Tojo Hideki" User:WhisperToMe 03:21, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC) ==After WW II== My paternal grandfather happened to meet General Tojo after World War II. Grandpa was stationed at Sugamo Prison as a guard following the war for a brief time. One day he happened to come across Tojo in the prison yard. Grandpa asked him if he was Tojo, who replied that he was. Tojo asked Grandpa where he was from, when Grandpa told him that he was from Iowa Tojo remarked that he had been to Iowa once. User:Jesster79 04:42, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
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