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At the Tokyo Trials, there were calls on the part of the victorious powers to call the Εmperor to court as a witness if he could not be made a defendant. If this were to happen, there was no way that the emperor would say that he had nothing to do with it, and
At the Tokyo Trials, there were calls on the part of the victorious powers to call the Εmperor to court as a witness if he could not be made a defendant. If this were to happen, there was no way that the emperor would say that he had nothing to do with it, and
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he might say that he alone was responsible for everything. This would lead to the question of the emperor's abdication.
Hiroshi Sugawara (Araki's counsel) spoke about this as follows ("Keizai Orai," March 1954 issue):
Hiroshi Sugawara (Araki's counsel) spoke about this as follows ("Keizai Orai," March 1954 issue):
One of the hidden movements of the war trials was the question of whether or not to pull the emperor as a defendant. When that failed, they would now call him as a witness or call him as a witness and let him stand in court anyway.
If he stood up, he would not be able to say that he did not know about it, even though there were twenty-five defendants lined up against him. If he does so, that alone will raise the question of his abdication. A plot was thus hatched to induce him to abdicate.
Whether or not the emperor was responsible for the war was a question that only Kido and Tojo, who were in charge of the supplementary affairs of the Imperial Household, could answer. At first, however, Mr. Kido took the witness stand and clearly stated that the Εmperor was
not responsible, but at the same time, he also stated that himeslf was neither responsible. This made everyone turn pale and worried.
The last thing they were worried about was what kind of statement Mr. Tojo would make. However, he was able to make this point very clear.
The last thing they were worried about was what kind of statement Mr. Tojo would make. However, he was able to make this point very clear.
Ηis Majesty is absolutely not responsible. It is all the responsibility of my cabinet. Ηis Majesty gave his approval reluctantly. This is clearly stated in the Imperial Rescript at the beginning of the war.
The phrase "Is that what I intend to do? It is not." was written by His Majesty's desire. This was the source of Tojo's improved reputation.
When finally sentenced to death in the final scene...some people felt, to put it worse, as if they were students
When finally sentenced to death in the final scene...some people felt, to put it worse, as if they were students
standing in front of an examiner. Mr. Tojo, on the other hand, was the opposite. He acted as if Mr. Tojo, the examiner, was asking Webb, the student on the other side, what kind of answer he would give. When Webb sentenced Mr. Tojo to death, Mr. Tojo nodded his head twice.
It was an indescribably divine face that seemed to be both smiling and not smiling.
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