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Jun 26, 2024 · SNA (Tokyo) — From 1937-1939, the nation was led by rightwing aristocrat Fumimaro Konoe, regarded by many as a man of destiny who might lead to nation to a glorious future. Konoe, however, proved to be a rudderless leader and soon allowed himself to be dragged into an all-out confrontation with nationalist forces in China.
5 days ago · In July 1940 he was appointed minister of war in the cabinet of Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro. Tōjō succeeded Konoe as prime minister on October 18, 1941, and pledged his government to a Greater East Asia program, a “New Order in Asia.”
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- Tōjō was the prime minister of Japan during most of the Pacific War. He was one of the architects of Japan’s expansionist policies in Asia and dire...
- Tōjō attended Japan’s Imperial Military Academy and Military Staff College. These two schools were a gateway to power in pre-World War II Japan, an...
- Tōjō shot himself in a failed suicide attempt after Japan surrendered on September 11, 1945, but the Allies treated his wounds so he could stand tr...
- Tōjō was cremated. Some of his ashes were scattered at sea, and some were interred at Zōshigaya Cemetery in Tokyo and at Koa Kannon, a temple dedic...
6 days ago · All but ex-Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe advised continuing the war. Konoe feared a communist revolution even more than defeat in war and urged a negotiated surrender. In February 1945, during the first private audience with Hirohito he had been allowed in three years, [73] [ incomplete short citation ] Konoe advised Hirohito to begin negotiations to end the war.
Jun 12, 2024 · Shorai-an, located upstream from Arashiyama’s Togetsu Bridge, specializes in Japanese cuisine in the former villa of Fumimaro Konoe, which has been transformed into a restaurant. Each of the glamorous Japanese cuisine courses, with tofu as the main ingredient, is a work of culinary art that evokes the beauty of traditional Japanese ...
6 days ago · Marco Polo Bridge Incident, (July 7, 1937), conflict between Chinese and Japanese troops near the Marco Polo Bridge (Chinese: Lugouqiao) outside Beiping (now Beijing), which developed into the warfare between the two countries that was the prelude to the Pacific side of World War II.
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Jun 15, 2024 · The State General Mobilization Law (国家総動員法, Kokka Sōdōin Hō), also known as the National Mobilization Law, was legislated in the Diet of Japan by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on 24 ...
2 days ago · Emperors and empresses regnant of Japan. *Reign dates for the first 28 sovereigns and the regent Jingū (given in italics) are taken from the Nihon shoki ("Chronicles of Japan").
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