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Hideki Tojo

Japanese Soldier

Born: Dec 30, 1884

Died: Dec 23, 1948

Made People Power War Without World

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I am determined to offer an apology with my death. Hideki Tojo

Death Determined Am Offer Apology

When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high. Hideki Tojo

Today Great Blessing Great American State High Would Would-Be Seems Attack Had Clear Supposed Concentrated Surprise Been Reflecting Very American Heaven Achieving Succeeded Fleet Should Harbor Pearl Pearl Harbor Alert

The Japanese government has accepted the notion that Japan is the loser, and it appears to be going to accept unconditional surrender. Such a position frustrates the officers and soldiers of the imperial armed forces. Hideki Tojo

Government Surrender Soldiers Imperial Unconditional Armed Armed Forces Forces Accept Accepted Loser Officers Going Frustrate Japan Japanese Notion Appears Position

On October 18, 1941, I suddenly received a mandate from His Majesty to form a new cabinet. This was completely unexpected, and when I was summoned to the Imperial Palace I thought I would be questioned on the army's point of view. Hideki Tojo

To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats. Hideki Tojo

Freedom Respect People Free Seek Threats New Equally Without Advocate Existence New Order Stable Order Prejudice Basis

From the point of the view of the nation's power, it was obvious that while we were fighting the Sino-Japanese war, every effort was to be made to avoid adding to our enemies and opening additional fronts. Hideki Tojo

War Enemies Made Power Nation Fighting Every Adding Additional Our Point Opening Obvious Were Effort Fronts While View Avoid

In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the origins of the problem on direct observation of the actual circumstances at the time. Hideki Tojo

Therefore, if one were to consider that there was virtually no possibility of success through the US-Japan negotiations, the military and economic pressures would only force Japan into further crisis if time were allowed to pass in vain. Hideki Tojo

Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations of the world should find their places, had followed a policy designed to restore an expeditious peace between Japan and China. Hideki Tojo

War Peace World Destruction Made All Nations Find Followed Restore Throughout Had Between Period Policy Spreading Efforts Nations China Places Japan Should Belief Keep Based Designed Honest

Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments. Hideki Tojo

War Freedom Justice Respect People World Destruction Hatred Hasty Seek Civilization Emotion True Thus Make Judgments Personal Personal Freedom View

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