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Tojo Hideki

Hideki, Tōjō 東條 英機 東条 英機 To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats. Justice has nothing to do with victor nations and vanquished nations, but must be a moral standard that all the world's peoples can agree to. To seek this and to achieve it - that is true civilization.
 * [[image:0059_l.jpg width="285" height="402" align="left"]]Name:**
 * Age:** 53 (1937)
 * Gender:** Male
 * Occupation:** Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army
 * Appearance:** Aged 53, Tojo Hideki was one of the older members in the political offices. His height was average among Japanese people however under average when compared to the average of western people.He had white hair and wore large round glasses.
 * Location:** Tokyo
 * Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:** Tojo Hideki was known as the kamisori, "razor" for being sharp, decisive, and legitimate.
 * Family: Katsuko** Ito had 3 sons and 4 daughters
 * Education:** In 1915 he graduated with honors from the army war college and was subsequently sent abroad for 3 years (1919-1922) of study in Europe. After his return he served as an instructor in military science at the war college.
 * Languages you speak:** Japanese and English
 * Your main concerns at this time and in life:**

Diary Entries
 * December 12, 1938**

"Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations of the world should find their places, had followed a policy designed to restore an expeditious peace between Japan and China." - Tojo Hideki  

I will be returning to the armed forces to take command of the army’s aviation. Although this may seem a step down in my career as vice minister of war, it seems my guidance is more necessary in an active state of this war. The further this war continues while our nation remains an active role in this war, I see the necessity of a government that is Nazi Germany. This includes loyal and patriotic citizens as well as aggressive foreign policy ran in Nazi Germany. Unlike the poorly run nation of Russia, Nazi Germany is run with consent of the people. Our enemies are clear in the east, and our nation must act upon such alliances with our western nations. And so, to perform our duty in the east, we must proceed with air strikes on both China and the Soviet Union.  Long before my duties as aviation commander, I had been the Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army. Holding such a position came with the responsibilities including the penetration into the Mongolia and Inner Mongolia border regions within Manchukuo. I still remember Operation Chahar, the battle of the great wall. It seems so far since Japan’s engagement in this war however the running time only standing a one year long from the beginning of the second Sino-Japanese war. However, it’s almost difficult to consider this a war when so imbalanced as the powerful imperialist Japan will inevitably victor. I don’t believe China in itself a standing nation believes that it can achieve victory over our nation yet can only wait for aid from the west still occupied with the troubles existing from our allies Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Hence, we must quickly push southwards from our territory north of China such that the Chinese will concede to our nation as the power in the East. The real conflict lies with the western powers. Our future almost directly lies with the success of Nazi Germany alongside Fascist Italy. How long will the United States of America remain an isolationist nation? It will not be long before the sleeping but powerful nation of the United States of America takes an active role in this war as its engagements in the past show to prove itself a nation capable of spurring victory among doubts. All in all, achievements in the east prove themselves successful and hopefully can continue to prove themselves in such a manner. Nevertheless, I fear the future of our nation in the hands of the west; our job will be run here.

"In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the origins of the problem on direct observation of the actual circumstances at the time."  - Tojo Hideki


 * November 5, 1941 **

“On October 18, 1941, I suddenly received a mandate from His Majesty to form a new cabinet. This was completely unexpected, and when I was summoned to the Imperial Palace I thought I would be questioned on the army's point of view.” - Tojo Hideki

Ever since my growth on the bureaucracy rank to my position, I had a dawning realization that our empire was eventually due to fall. Although our powerful Tripartite Alliance between our mother nation along with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy is strong; one of the three, Japan seems to have set an expiration date on the ability of its nutrients. The United States of America has imposed economic sanctions in August making it illegal for any export of America bound to Japan an oil or gasoline product. We have been reviewing policies and adjusting relations but it has gone too far to the point where the pride of our nation is challenged and so will result in the birth of an enemy. We will not fall in to America’s demands for if told to do so, it will destroy our expansionist efforts, and the control of the important buffer Korea, unpredictable. Our emperor yet fails to realize the need for a stronger government, a more loyal people to our patriotic mission. He is in fact a pacifist, and there is absolutely not a single doubt that his intentions were to avoid war. As the war progresses however, I see a change in the emperor’s heart accepting the army’s efforts and needs to expand and control. However, I believe that with my strong guidance, I hope to complete a moment in history impenetrable and controllable to a later date in time. It shocks me yet to acknowledge my future in Japan’s future. I see a time coming closer and closer where our nation is in a closer state of total war ever than before in our history. After several reviews of policies, it has become evident that a war with the United States of America is well sought, and inevitable. With oil imports cut, our mother nation possesses enough oil for only six months of operations. Not only has the United States of America laid an economic sanction on our nation, but has a stance in the war so close to the enemy. With that said, we must attack their nation before they attack ours. Nagano along with Hirohito are well informed of the Pearl Harbor attack plan and soon, we will discover the success or fall of our nation. We will attack the sitting duck before it flies away. We have finally after several imperial conferences, sanctioned the war against the United States of America.

**May 8, 1942 **

"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. " <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> - Tojo Hideki

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yet, Victory seems less distant than before. I would claim today as an event in history that evidently shows the strength and strategic eminence of the Japanese military. In the case that our negotiations with the United States did not meet Japanese objectives, the unstoppable Southern E <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">xpeditionary Army Group forces were created. Our victory is a result of their failure to recognize us as a powerful and demanding nation. Even the great US General MacArthur could not come close to defending a swift and powerful Japanese invasion. While MacArthur had expected an attack coming from Manila Bay, our forces were sent from northern Luzon moving through with little to no resistance. At the beginning of the war, I had feared the involvement of America in the eastern pacific campaign yet over one hundred years has passed of bloodshed with the dominance of the Japanese military. The United States as well as Filipino forces had outnumbered us, yet we still remained the victor in the Philippines Campaign lasting over five months. However, I do not attempt to stand tell and expect no less from the United States as in the first World War I. The US is a strong nation and I doubt the nation no less than I did at the beginning of the war with the sleeping lion. We had made a preemptive strike on Pearl Harbor crippling their pacific campaign, making it easier for us to obtain territory in the east for our “Greater East Asia War.” Through this, I hope we can seize raw materials so that we can fuel the needs of our expanding nation. I realize that the United States of America will soon restore its military to its previous prestige, and so we must act quickly. We must swiftly continue to capture Ally imperialized islands so that they cannot use it as an advance base of operations to gain grounds towards our mother nation. Our next strike will be towards the Philippines and Malaya. We must move with speed and expand before the United States grabs enough ground to return damage towards our nation and inflict vitiation to the people that believe in my guidance throughout the war. Godspeed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;">"With options thus foreclosed, in order to protect and defend the nation and clear the obstacles that stood in its path, a decisive appeal to arms was made. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;">" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> - Tojo Hideki

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">December 7, 1943 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;">"It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"> - Tojo Hideki

We had went from victory to victory against the fallen United States for the first years of the war, and I had felt success among our nation. Now, I feel crippled and bedridden. As the prime minister of this nation, I can honestly say that we will most likely lose this war with the United States. I always knew there would be a turning point with such a powerful nation with numbers and ability, yet for it to come so soon without preparation; saddens me to have come so close to victory with all the hassle. If only the Americans had fell into our trap that would become the Battle of Midway, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">but it seems they had decoded our message long before our mission was put into action. After such a victory of the US, it is as if our people had lost the will to fight; and so the tide of war would evidently turn against our nation with increasing losses and hits taken to the once eminent standing nation of Japan. Not only am I losing the pacific campaign in the eastern pacific, but I feel as if I am losing the campaign amongst the people of our nation who had once respected me as a senior and superior commander. I sense opposition in the army and I feel the need to strengthen my position. I believe if I had sensed another man worthy of the position that I fill, then he would have assumed such a position by now; but I feel that in the troubled state of Japan that we hold currently, I am one of such capable and thus I plan to assume the post of the Chief of the Imperial Japanese army. The war is not completely over yet, and much of the hope that I have lies with the fate of western nations in the other side of the world. I will not concede so easily to the desires of the United States of America. We had once had the upper winning hand in this war, and we will assume it shortly. This increasing opposition is only a slight layback and with simple reforms, I hope we can increase the nation’s status to what it had once claimed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;">"Justice has nothing to do with victor nations and vanquished nations, but must be a moral standard that all the world's peoples can agree to. To seek this and to achieve it - that is true civilization. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;">" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> - Tojo Hideki