Were Emperor Hirohito and Tojo Hideki the same guy?

Question

Which one was the Hitler of Japan? And is "Tojo" his first name and "Hideki" his last name or vice versa? Cause Asians use their last name first, right?

Answer 1

It's not as simple as there being a 'Japanese Hitler'.

Tojo was a senior Army officer and Secretary of War, then Prime Minister, in the Japanese Cabinet. He was the most prominent and influential of a number of militaristic officers who took control of Japan in the 1930s, by exploiting constitutional weaknesses, by intrigue, and even by assassination and murder.

These officers marginalised the pro-Western factions within the Japanese government that held sway in the 1920s, arguing Japan should become more 'traditional' and gain an empire. They then marginalised elements in the armed forces who warned that attacking the West was beyond Japan's power and not in her interests.

The Emperor enjoyed the status of a god in japan, and as the militaristic elements took power, they always did so 'in the name of the Emperor'. All their brutality was ultimately underscored by the assertion that it was the Emperor's will. By this means it became impossible for anyone to object- because that would have been questioning divine authority.

Hirohito was a weak and indecisive man, but there is NO QUESTION he knew about the evil being committed in his name. He made one or two weak interventions- for instance he prevented the execution of some of the pilots captured after the Doolittle Raid of 1942- but on the whole he was happy for the Japanese army to rape and murder its way across half of China and the Pacific. He was also happy for the Japanese Army to all but destroy the Japanese nation, simply because they lacked the pride to admit defeat- a defeat which was obvious from as early as June 1942.

Hirohito was kept in power by the allies, who feared hundreds of thousands of casualties if they had to invade Japan- only by getting 'divine' authority for a surrender could they avoid this.

But they never sought to try him afterward- they allowed him to live (until 1989) and be a non-divine emperor. Hence, Japan has never admitted its evil in WW2, or come to terms with it, as Germany has.

Answer 2

Hirohito=Emperor Hideki Tojo=PM

Answer 3

Emperor Hirohito:
(April 29, 1901 — January 7, 1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926 until his death.

Hideki Tojo (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during the time when Japan was Empire of Japan; he served as prime minister during much of World War II, from October 18, 1941 to July 22, 1944. He was sentenced to death for war crimes after the war and executed by hanging after accepting full responsibility for his actions in World War II and advocating peace in the end.
(Tojo is his family name)

Answer 4

Tojo Hideki

Answer 5

Nope, Hirohito was the Emperor.
Tojo was the War Minister, and later, Prime Minister.

Answer 6

Hirohito (the name by which he is commonly known outside of Japan) was the emperor of Japan during World War II. After his death, as is the custom in Japan, he was given the name Emperor Showa.

Hideki Tojo was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army who served as prime minister of Japan during World War II and who was hanged in 1948 for war crimes. His family name was Tojo, his given name was Hideki.

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Were Emperor Hirohito and Tojo Hideki the same guy?
Which one was the Hitler of Japan? And is "Tojo" his first name and "Hideki" his last name or vice versa? Cause Asians use their last name first, right?

Answer 8

No, Hirohito was Emperor
Tojo was prime minister

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It was an accommodation on the part of the Allies to get Japan to surrender. The public dictum at the time was that Japan had to surrender unconditionally, like Germany. But Japanese culture at the time could not suffer any harm coming to their emperor, whom the held in godlike awe. Privately and quietly, the Allies passed the word through neutral channels that if Japan surrendered, the emperor could keep his throne as long as he played no part in the government or administration of postwar Japan. That led Emperor Hirohito to finally announce that the country had to "bear the unbearable" and surrender "unconditionally" -- which it really wasn't.

Answer 10

hirohito was emperor and Hideki Tojo was a high ranking millitary official, maybe head of the navy