Who ruled Japan during WW2?

Answer 1

Hirohito but Hideki Tojo was the Prime Minister for Japan

Answer 2

During World War Two Emperor Hirohito ruled Japan.
Hideki Tojo was the General with the control over the Japanese military.

Answer 3

Hitler thought of the Japanese as a potential arm of his empire. Japan was at war with China (who were worse than the Japanese to him) and their government shared a few values with National Socialism, so there was a link here. Also, as stated, strategic value was key to Hitlers decision. Japans armies and navies could and would provide the same benefits that the Russians provided the west -A second front. After China was forced to surrender, Russia would be the only nation loyal to the Allied forces with enough strength to resist Japan. This means the Soviet troops would have to withdraw from the Eastern front, and be stationed in the Asian theatre. Lastly, Hitler suspected the USA would eventually join the fight from the beginning. If you haven't read Mein Kampf, it's really a fascinating book, if only to see what was going on in that mans mind (At one point, he proposes England as a potential ally of Hitler for the World War he planned, he likes monarchies). If the USA were to join the fight -first- they would not have invaded Japan, but if their Naval assets and military forces left for Europe, Japan would have had an easy time getting as far as the US coast before the US armies made it back. What does that mean, it means that the USA would either surrender, or be fighting on home soil. Hitler and his High Command would have drueled at the thought of an ally making ground into California. Even if Japan still lost, the damage they deal to the USA is enough that they will not be recovered in time for a Germany who had by now taken Moscow and forced Stalin into surrender, and had applied all the German, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Austrian and Bulgarian industry onto the Western Front, England would be feasible. Fascist Spain who had won the Civil War is now able to safely aid the Germans without fear of repercussions from the Allies because the Axis will win, and Hitler is laughing atop his Reichstag Varandah. Japan was therefore a necessary asset to have onside. Germany could not take on the world alone, but the Axis could. Perhaps we should thank the Japanese royalty for ignoring Admiral Yamamoto and pushing the Pearl Harbour blitzkrieg-esque invasion plan.

Answer 4

Emperor Hirohito

Answer 5

Emperor Hirohito

Answer 6

Ostensibly the emperor, but he was too far removed from daily life and governance; therefore I would have to say the military; officers of which tried to imprison the emperor and stage a coup when they discovered he was going to announce the surrender.

Answer 7

Technically Emperor Hirohito, in truth it was the Japanese Military hierarchy.

Answer 8

Emperor Hirohito, as he was known in the West. but Japanese called him Emperor Showa. They consider calling an emperor by his first name derogatory.

Answer 9

Hiro Hito

Answer 10

Hirihito!!!