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 — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
Even military ministers have no more than a certain amount of control. It is customary that they have the right and the power to… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
However, even during the preparations for action, we laid our plans in such a manner that should there be progress through diplomatic negotiation, we… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
I would point out that Japan's proposal at the Versailles Peace Conference on the principle of racial equality was rejected by delegates such as… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot. — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
Australia and New Zealand are now threatened by the might of the Imperial Japanese forces, and both of them should know that any resistance… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
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… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
At the Imperial Conference on December 1, it was decided to make war against England and the United States — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
