Tokyo in World War II

The atlas holds 7 people and 11 moments here, from 1940 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Hideki Tojo, Hirohito and Sukarno.

Aung San
in 1940
1 moment here
Burmese independence leader, political organizer, and military commander. Aung San helped found the Burma Independence Army, led the anti-Japanese…
Hideki Tojo
from 1941 to 1945
4 moments here
Japanese Imperial Army officer and politician who served as Japan's prime minister from 1941 to 1944.…
Hirohito
in 1945
2 moments here
Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Sukarno
in 1943
1 moment here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Syngman Rhee
in 1945
1 moment here
Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…
Yosano Akiko
in 1942
1 moment here
Japanese poet, author, educator, feminist, and social reformer. Born Hō Shō in Sakai, she became known as Yosano Akiko after her marriage to poet…
Yukio Mishima
in 1944
1 moment here
Yukio Mishima, born Kimitake Hiraoka, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, actor, and political activist.…