Tojo Hideki, soldier and statesman who was prime minister of Japan (1941–44) during most of the Pacific theater portion of World War II and who was subsequently tried and executed for war crimes.
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How did Tōjō Hideki change the world?Tōjō was the prime minister of Japan during most of the Pacific War. He was one of the architects of Japan’s expansionist policies in Asia and directed Japan’s military efforts during its earliest and most successful campaigns.Where was Tōjō Hideki educated?Tōjō attended Japan’s Imperial Military Academy and Military Staff College. These two schools were a gateway to power in pre-World War II Japan, and many graduates were prominent members of the militarist faction that controlled Japanese politics in the 1930s and ’40s.How did Tōjō Hideki die?Tōjō shot himself in a failed suicide attempt after Japan surrendered on September 11, 1945, but the Allies treated his wounds so he could stand trial for war crimes. A military tribunal found him guilty, and he was executed by hanging on December 23, 1948.