Tojo

American

[toh-joh] / ˈtoʊ dʒoʊ /

noun

Hideki 1884–1948, Japanese general: executed for war crimes.

Tojo British

/ ˈtəʊdʒəʊ /

noun

Hideki (ˈhiːdɛˌkiː). 1885–1948, Japanese soldier and statesman; minister of war (1940–41) and premier (1941–44); hanged as a war criminal

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Like his nemesis, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Tojo had a flawed ear for domestic politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Tojo viewed the Japanese army as an instrument of Japan’s divine destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

After Japan’s surrender, journalists were eager to find three people: Emperor Hirohito, former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and the mythical broadcaster with the evocative name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

Others said Hideki Tojo, the Japanese wartime prime minister who was later convicted of war crimes and hanged, would have been a better choice than Hirohito for the video.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2022

Tojo was vigorously continuing his "undeclared wars" in Manchuria and China.

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