What was Hideki Tojo's childhood like?

On this day, Hideki Tojo, prime minister of Japan during the war, is born in Tokyo.After graduating from the Imperial Military Academy and the Military Staff College, Tojo was sent to Berlin as Japan's military attache after World War I. read more

Hideki Tojo’s upbringing was very stiff and upright (no pun intended) during the Meiji Era (1868–1912). According to Wikipedia, schools during that time were meant to prepare boys to become soldiers when they grow up, and taught that bushido (way of the warrior) was the highest moral code. read more

Hideki Tojo was born in Tokyo on December 30, 1884 to Hidenori Tojo, a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese army. His family was of the Samurai caste, and he, like his father and ancestors, was trained to become a soldier. read more