Hideki Tojo (東條 英機, Tōjō Hideki, pronounced [toːʑoː çideki] ⓘ; 30 December 1884 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during the Second World War. His leadership was marked by widespread state violence and mass killings perpetrated in the name of Japanese nationalism.

Feb 18, 2025 · Tōjō Hideki (born December 30, 1884, Tokyo, Japan—died December 23, 1948, Tokyo) was a soldier and statesman who was the prime minister of Japan (1941–44) during most of the Pacific theatre portion of World War II. He was …

Oct 29, 2009 · Wartime leader of Japan’s government, General Tôjô Hideki (1884-1948), with his close-cropped hair, mustache, and round spectacles, became for Allied propagandists one of the most commonly...

Sep 11, 2015 · Six hours later, he arrived at the U.S. Army's 98th Evacuation Hospital in Yokohama, still alive after a number of transfusions of American blood. American doctors...

Jan 30, 2025 · On February 21, 1944, Hideki Tojo, prime minister of Japan, grabs even more power as he takes over as army chief of staff, a position that gives him direct control of the Japanese military. After ...

Dec 12, 2008 · Meanwhile, there was the question of the prosecution of Japanese war criminals, headed by Tojo Hideki, nicknamed ‘Razor’, a high-ranking army officer from a military family. He had been minister for war from 1940 to 1941 and then prime minister until 1944.

Hideki Tōjō (30 December 1884 – 23 December 1948) was the Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II. Hideki Tōjō was born on 30 December 1884 in Tokyo, Japan. He was the third son of a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army named Hidenori Tōjō. Tōjō had two older brothers but they died before he was born.

On 21 Sep 1935, Tojo was assigned to the Kwantung Army as the head of its military police. Nicknamed Kamisori, or "Razor", he was known for his decisiveness. On 1 Dec 1935, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. During the Feb 26 Incident, he stood against the rebels, and emerged the Army's leading political figure.

On February 21, 1944, Hideki Tojo, prime minister of Japan, grabs even more power as he takes over as army chief of staff, a position that gives him direct control of the Japanese military. After...

Jun 14, 2021 · Until recently, the location of executed wartime Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo's remains was one of World War II's biggest mysteries in the nation he once led. Now, a Japanese university...