tojo eiki
Proper noun A Japanese military leader and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II. He was a key figure in the Japanese government's decision to enter the war and was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.
This term is used almost exclusively as a proper name referring to the specific historical figure. It is used in historical, political, and military contexts. * Historical accounts often analyze Tojo Eiki's role in Japan's wartime decisions. * Tojo Eiki was the Japanese Prime Minister from 1941 to 1944.
- "Tojo" as a synecdoche: In some historical or political discourse, the surname "Tojo" alone is sometimes used to represent the militaristic leadership of Imperial Japan during World War II.
- The policies of Tojo led Japan into a protracted and devastating conflict.
- Tojo, Hideki Tojo: The most common Western rendering of the name. In Japanese name order, it is Tojo Hideki (東條 英機), with "Tojo" being the family name and "Hideki" the given name. "Tojo Eiki" is a less common romanization.
- The Tojo Cabinet: Refers to the administration he led.
- Tojo's Speeches: Refers to the public addresses and radio broadcasts he made during the war.
- Wartime leader
- Militarist leader (specific to his political ideology and historical context)
This is a proper noun with a single, specific referent: the historical person. It does not have multiple general meanings. Its connotations are almost entirely historical and are associated with Japanese militarism, World War II in the Pacific, and war crimes tribunals.
- Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948)