TOKIO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 11, 1945 Hideki Tōjō was a Japanese army general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during World War II. He was one of the main figures of the militarist regime and participated in decisions that led to Japanese expansion in Asia and the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the war, he was identified as one of the key officials responsible for conducting aggressive war and the crimes committed by the Japanese army.
Hideki Tōjō
After Japan’s surrender in 1945, Tōjō attempted to avoid arrest by carrying out a suicide attempt with a firearm on September 11, 1945 at his home in Tokyo. He shot himself in the chest, but survived because the wound was not fatal. He was subsequently treated by American doctors and, after recovery, taken into custody, where he awaited trial.
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East later found him guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Hideki Tōjō was sentenced to death and was executed by hanging on December 23, 1948 in Sugamo Prison in Tokyo.
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