This is farewell. I shall wait beneath the moss Until the flowers are fragrant In this island country of Japan.
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When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high.
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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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