[colorado tanker]

I agree with you that Tojo took the hit for the Emperor, who should have been executed too.

But nobody's gonna buy her Tojo was just a big misunderstood teddy bear crap.

[Billthedrill]

I agree with you that Tojo took the hit for the Emperor, who should have been executed too. But nobody's gonna buy her Tojo was just a big misunderstood teddy bear crap.

You said it better than I did. Tojo wasn't PM yet when the Rape of Nanking went down but there was enough other nasty stuff on his watch to justify a noose, IMHO.

HERE is a very interesting (if a bit dated) study of who really got Japan into WWII and why. It isn't quite what Ms Tojo thinks.