General Hideki Tojo was a Japanese soldier, statesman, and wartime leader, who eventually became the 27th Prime Minister of Japan. He held various high ranking positions such as the General of the Imperial Japanese Army and leader of the ‘Imperial Rule Assistance Association’ over the course of his military career. He spearheaded most of Japan’s military operations in the Pacific War during the Second World War, including the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor which resulted in the United States’ entry into the war against the Axis powers. Tojo was definitely one of the most prominent figures in the Empire of Japan, especially during the 1930s. He was known as a shrewd bureaucrat who was extremely critical about fine details. He was an integral part of Japan’s invasion into Manchuria and advocated further expansion into the Chinese country. Following Japan’s and the Axis’ defeat in the World War 2, Hideki Tojo was arrested and sentenced to death for Japanese war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Fast East. He was executed by hanging in 1948.