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"The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot."

— Hideki Tōjō

January 1, 1970

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Executed people People indicted for war crimes Politicians from Japan Imperial Japan Prime Ministers of Japan

Original Language: English

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Note signed by Tojo (June 1945), left at a camp during the Bataan Death March. Possible forgery since Tojo was no longer in power for over a year at the time of the discovery. Also, the Japanese homeland was not threatened with invasion at the time and it was common sense that the Philippines would be attacked before.

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Note signed by Tojo (June 1945), left at a camp during the Bataan Death March. Possible forgery since Tojo was no longer in power for over a year at the time of the discovery. Also, the Japanese homeland was not threatened with invasion at the time and it was common sense that the Philippines would be attacked before.