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12. Die Another Day

Die, Resurrect, Kill via Japan Times
Die, Resurrect, Kill via Japan Times

Hideki Tojo was a war criminal that did not take the victory of the Allies too well. During his arrest for war crimes, he committed suicide (almost), was resuscitated and then shortly thereafter hanged. While the war crimes make him seem like a horrible person, his final speech before his hanging showed that during war, people do things out of character.

He asked that the Japanese people not be held responsible for their actions during the war and that the American’s show them mercy going forward. He felt that they had paid more than enough after the two bombings that essentially ended the war.

By chris