General Tojo Part 1: The Young Samurai

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.7 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

General Hideki Tojo led Japan into World War Two and oversaw some of the most horrific war crimes in recorded history. Tojo did not hold absolute power, but he more than earns his place at this table. Ruling under a compliant Emperor, Tojo gathered power to himself. He was the minister who outgrew his master, the bureaucrat whose relentless work ethic took him to the apex of government. Hideki Tojo is born in 1884. Japan is an emerging world power. As a young military officer, the man they call “The Razor” begins his journey up the ladder of Japanese politics. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On August 14, 1945, in New York City's Times Square, Americans have a lot to cheer about
0:07.3	as they celebrate victory over Japan Day.
0:10.0	For four years, since the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States has been at war with
0:20.2	the Empire of Japan.
0:22.0	Now, finally, Japan has surrendered.
0:26.9	Japan Square has packed out with civilians, sailors and GIs on leave, all celebrating
0:31.8	the news.
0:35.2	But, while they party, 7,000 miles away a bizarre drama is playing out in a Tokyo suburb.
0:46.6	Knowing the war is lost, generally deki tojo, Japan's disgraced former prime minister is
0:53.0	on the run from the Americans.
0:56.3	The reporters have been roaming the city, covering the closing days of the war and their
1:00.7	ontojo's tale.
1:02.9	He may be unhiding, but after days in hot pursuit, they've tracked him down.
1:08.9	Tipped off by the reporters, a command of American GIs arrives at a nondescript house in suburban
1:14.5	Tokyo.
1:16.0	The press call is already camped outside.
1:19.3	The soldiers translate a shoutout to their message to the fugitive hidden inside the property.
1:24.1	The render now, but surrender isn't in general tojo's vocabulary.
1:32.2	My name is Paul McGann, and welcome to Real Dictators, the series that explores the hidden
1:37.4	lives of tyrants such as Adolf Hitler, Chairman Mao and Kim Jong-il.
1:43.4	You'll be right there in their meeting rooms and private quarters on the battlefields and
1:47.6	in their bonkers, up close and personal with some of history's most evil leaders, watching
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