WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tōjō Hideki, (born December 30, 1884, Tokyo, Japan-died December 23, 1948, Tokyo), soldier and statesman who was prime minister of Japan (1941–44) during most of the Pacific theatre portion of World War II and who was subsequently tried and executed for war crimes.

Detailed explanation-2: -February 20 – 1930 Japanese general election: The Rikken Minseitō party, led by Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi, won an overall majority in the House of Representatives.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamaguchi Osachi, also called Hamaguchi Yuko, (born May 1, 1870, Kōchi, Tosa province, Japan-died Aug. 26, 1931, Tokyo), Japanese politician and prime minister (1929–30) at the outset of the Great Depression.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hirohito (1901-1989) was emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. He took over at a time of rising democratic sentiment, but his country soon turned toward ultra-nationalism and militarism.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tojo became known as ‘Razor Tojo’ because he was efficient, and rose quickly up the army ranks. Hideki Tojo led Japanese forces in Manchuria during the Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s. Tojo became Kwantung Army chief of staff in 1937.