15 moments

1. Birth in Kōjimachi

   1884-12-30 · Kōjimachi, Tokyo, Japan

   

   Tojo was born in the Kōjimachi district of Tokyo, beginning a life that would lead from the Imperial Japanese Army to Japan's wartime premiership.

2. Siberian Intervention service

   1918-01-01 · Siberia, Russia

   As a Japanese Army officer, Tojo served with Japan's expeditionary force during the intervention in the Russian Civil War. The source identifies Siberia but not a specific posting; coordinates are a broad regional representative point.

3. Military attaché posting

   1919-01-01 · Germany

   Tojo served as a Japanese military attaché in Germany during the early post-First World War period. The source does not identify a city; coordinates represent Germany broadly.

4. Transcontinental return journey

   1922-01-01 · United States

   Returning to Japan from Europe, Tojo crossed the United States by train, his only documented visit to North America. The source documents a cross-country rail journey but gives no route or stop; coordinates are a national representative point.

5. Kwantung Army Kempeitai command

   1935-09-01 · Manchuria, China

   

   Tojo assumed command of the Kwantung Army's Kempeitai in Manchuria, a post that advanced his influence within the Japanese Army. The source gives Manchuria rather than a specific headquarters; coordinates use the Kwantung Army headquarters area at Xinjing as a representative point.

6. Recall from Manchuria

   1938-05-01 · Japan

   

   After his service with the Kwantung Army, Tojo returned to Japan to become vice-minister of the army. The source specifies Japan but not the city of his posting; coordinates are a national representative point.

7. Imperial Palace summons

   1941-10-17 · Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan

   

   On the eve of taking office as prime minister, Tojo was summoned to the Imperial Palace and instructed to review policies approved by prior Imperial Conferences. The date is calculated from Tojo taking office on 18 October 1941, as stated in the same source.

8. Arrival on Java

   1943-01-01 · Java, Indonesia

   During Japan's occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Tojo made a propaganda visit to Java, arriving by aircraft and meeting Indonesian figures and Japanese personnel. The film documentation dates the item only to 1943 and does not identify the airport; coordinates represent Java broadly.

9. State visit arrival at Nichols Field

   1943-05-05 · Nichols Field, Manila, Philippines

   

   Tojo arrived at Nichols Field south of Manila during a state visit to the Japanese-occupied Philippines and inspected an honor formation. Nichols Field was the Manila airfield shown in the source image's summary and metadata.

10. Kuching airfield inspection

    1943-07-07 · Kuching Airport area, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

    

    As prime minister and army general, Tojo inspected an airfield at Kuching during a visit to Japanese-occupied British Borneo. The source dates the photograph 7 July 1943. Coordinates represent the Kuching airfield area; the historic airfield's exact site is not specified.

11. Greater East Asia Conference

    1943-11-01 · Tokyo, Japan

    

    Tojo attended the Greater East Asia Conference, a Tokyo summit convened by Japan with leaders of Japanese-controlled or aligned Asian governments. The conference ran from 5 to 6 November 1943; the source does not establish which individual day Tojo was photographed.

12. Confinement at Sugamo Prison

    1945-01-01 · Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan

    After receiving treatment for his gunshot wound, Tojo was transferred to Sugamo Prison, where suspected Japanese war criminals were held under the Allied occupation. The transfer occurred after the 11 September 1945 shooting; the source does not provide a more precise transfer date.

13. Suicide attempt during arrest

    1945-09-11 · Tojo residence, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

    

    American personnel surrounded Tojo's house to arrest him after Japan's surrender; he shot himself but survived his wound. The house was in Setagaya according to contemporary reporting; coordinates represent the ward rather than the demolished residence's exact site.

14. Tokyo Trial testimony

    1948-01-06 · Former War Ministry Building, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan

    

    Tojo testified before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in the former War Ministry building at Ichigaya.

15. Execution at Sugamo Prison

    1948-12-23 · Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan

    

    Following conviction and sentencing by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tojo was executed by hanging at Sugamo Prison. The same source states that he was executed by hanging on 23 December 1948.