Tojo

American  

[toh-joh] / ˈtoʊ dʒoʊ /

noun

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

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Tojo British  

/ ˈtəʊdʒəʊ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

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

Everyone pulled together and sacrificed, committed to a common goal: victory over Hitler and Tojo.

From Los Angeles Times

Since 1978 those honoured have included 14 World War Two leaders convicted as “Class A” war criminals by an Allied tribunal in 1948, among them the wartime prime minister, Hideki Tojo.

From Reuters

The disposal was intended to prevent Japanese nationalists from gaining access to the remains and treating Tojo — who was convicted of war crimes by an international military tribunal — as a martyr.

From New York Times