This is farewell. I shall wait beneath the moss Until the flowers are fragrant In this island country of Japan.
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The main American naval forces were shifted to the Pacific region and an American admiral made a strong declaration to the effect that if war were to break out between Japan and the United States, the Japanese navy could be sunk in a matter of weeks.
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Birth: | 30th December, 1884 |
Death: | 23rd December, 1948 |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Profession: | Prime Minister, Soldier |
Hideki Tojo was born in KÅjimachi, Tokyo, Japan. He was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from 1941 to 1944. As Prime Minister, he was responsible for ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor, which initiated war between Japan and the United States, although planning for it had begun in April 1941 before he entered office. He graduated from the Japanese Military Academy.
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