The emperor was Emperor Showa.
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The Emperor Hirohito was the Commander in Chief. The Emperor's Minister of War was General Tojo.
The supreme general of the Japanese emperor's army during World War II was General Hideki Tojo. He served as Prime Minister from 1941 to 1944 and was a key military leader, overseeing Japan's military operations during much of the war. Tojo was later tried and executed for war crimes after Japan's defeat in 1945.
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The emperor was named Hirohito and the lead general was hideki Tojo
Mussolini was captured a few days before the war in Italy ended and he was executed. Emperor Hirohito remained the royal head of the country, as it was Tojo and the military who were blamed. Tojo was the Minister of War, and the general of the Japanese Army, along with being the Prime Minister of Japan.
The leaders for Japan in WW2 were Hideki Tojo, and emperor Hirohito. Now Hirohito was the emperor but he had very little power, the real power was with the military leader Tojo.
The leader of Japan during World War 2 was Emperor Hirohito, he was brainwashed at a young age about war and battles and remained in power until his death in 1989.
Hideki Tojo .
Emperor Hirohito was best known for being the Japanese Emperor during the Second World War, and the first Emperor of Japan that most Americans, British & Dutch had ever heard of. He was instrumental in forcing the Japanese government (controlled by the Army) to offer to surrender to the Allies. He was primarily a figurehead only for Japanese actions during the war, and was allowed to remain Emperor after the war by the Allied Occupation Powers. Note: the current photo above is of General Tojo, the head of the Japanese government for most of the war, and one of the primary architects of Japan's war of conquest and a war criminal.
General Hideki Tojo was the highest ranking general in the Japanese Imperial Army and held the office of Prime Minister from October 17, 1941 until July 22, 1944.
GEN Tojo was the Chief of the Army General Staff.
GEN Tojo (1884-1948) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan during WWII. He was respectful towards people, he was a politician, and a soldier. GEN Tojo also expected his subordinates to do their duties as assigned, as any competent General would expect.