Hideki tojo interesting facts
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World War Two: Hideki Tojo's ashes scattered by US, documents reveal
The remains of Japan's World War Two prime minister were scattered over the Pacific Ocean after his execution, US documents have revealed.
Officials were concerned supporters of Hideki Tojo - one of the men behind the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 - would try to find his body and treat him as a martyr.
After his execution for war crimes in 1948 he and six others were cremated.
A US Army aircraft then dropped their ashes in the ocean.
Japanese lecturer Hiroaki Takazawa at Tokyo's Nihon University found the declassified documents at the US National Archives in Washington DC.
"I certify that I received the remains, supervised cremation, and personally scattered the ashes of the following executed war criminals at sea from an Eighth Army liaison plane," US Army Maj Luther Frierson wrote in one documents dated 23 December 1948 - the day Tojo and six others convicted.
Underneath are the names of the seven men, including Hideki Tojo's.
Maj Frierson wrote that he witnessed their execution and then boarded a plane with their remains - placed in separate urns. They flew to "a point approximately 30 miles (48km) over the Pacific O
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Out of the four types of castes that made up Japanese society, the Tojo family held status in the samurai category.
Hideki Tojo was a descendant of a historically militaristic family, with his father being a lieutenant general when Tojo was born. Tojo’s adolescence trained him to have a military mindset and the belief that war is beautiful.
Tojo was an average student but satisfied his superiors with his work ethic.
A commonly known Hideki Tojo fact is that he was a workaholic. Tojo had no interests outside of work; he had no hobbies and was uninterested in family life. Hideki Tojo often brought his work home with him to continue working late at night.
Slapping was a Japanese officer’s technique for training soldiers and instilling discipline, which Tojo found to be effective.
A known fact about Hideki Tojo was his animosity toward Western culture. Tojo found it undermined Japanese traditionalism, and was liberal and grotesque.
Hideki Tojo idolized strength and dictatorship. This resulted in an infatuation with Hitler and Stalin, as they both were globally recognized fascists.
A lesser-known fact about Hideki Tojo was that he held six ministry positions. Throughout his career, Tojo was Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Army Mini • Japanese accepted and scholar (1884–1948) The inborn form only remaining this identifiable name legal action Tōjō Hideki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Junior Shortly Rank Hideki Tojo Tojo exertion 1941 Katsuko Ito Hideki Tojo
In office
18 Oct 1941 – 22 July 1944Monarch Shōwa Preceded by Fumimaro Konoe Succeeded by Kuniaki Koiso In office
22 July 1940 – 22 July 1944Prime Minister Preceded by Shunroku Hata Succeeded by Hajime Sugiyama In office
21 February 1944 – 18 July 1944Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Hajime Sugiyama Succeeded by Yoshijirō Umezu Born (1884-12-30)30 Dec 1884
Kōjimachi, Tokio, JapanDied 23 Dec 1948(1948-12-23) (aged 63)
Sugamo Prison, Yedo, Japan[a]Cause of death Execution close to hanging Political party Imperial Rule Confirm Association (1940–1945) Other political
affiliationsIndependent (before 1940) Spouse Children 7 Relatives Yuko Tojo (granddaughter) Alma mater Awards Signature Allegiance Empire business Japan Branch/service Imperial Altaic Army Years of service 1905–1945 Rank General Commands