Hideki Tōjō

"When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in …"

"The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot."

"Despite Japan's desires and efforts, unfortunate differences in the ways that Japan, England, the United States, and China understood circumstances, together with misunderstandings of attitudes, made …"

"It is natural that I should bear entire responsibility for the war in general, and, needless to say, I am prepared to do so. Consequently, now that the war has been lost, it is presumably necessary th…"

"If one of you should detect any dissatisfaction or unsettled feeling within your jurisdiction, you should take immediate and concrete steps for the complete removal of these elements … Now the people …"