As for why Japan has repeatedly launched wars of aggression, some people have concluded that it is done by a small number of bad people in Japan. Look at the Series A war criminal Hideki Tojo during the Tokyo trial, when confronted with questions from prosecutors, there were a series of disgusting remarks. In his personal complaint, Hideki Tojo defended Japan's war in such a way that the national policy of the Japanese Empire, and even the Japanese officials who legally occupied their positions, pursued neither aggression nor exploitation.
We only acted in accordance with the procedures of our own constitution and the law, but we were still met with a harsh reality, and we bet on the fate of the country, but the bet was lost. Then, Hideki Tojo went on to say: I have always considered this war to be a war of self-defense and not a war that violates the international law recognized by the people at present. With regard to the responsibility for the defeat, this was the Responsibility of the Prime Minister at the time, i.e. it was all my responsibility, and I intended to bear it automatically.
The procurator asked: Then, according to your logic, is it not contradictory that you are engaged in the so-called peaceful negotiations between China and Japan on the one hand, and on the other hand, you occupy Chinese territory with powerful troops? Hideki Tojo: There is no contradiction in this. Prosecutor: Have you considered that the outcome of the invasion of Manchuria would provoke anti-Japanese sentiment in China? Hideki Tojo: China's antipathy toward Japan has long been there, but Japan has absolutely not invaded Manchuria.
Prosecutor: How many Chinese were killed by the Japanese army? Hideki Tojo: I don't know. The prosecutor produced a piece of evidence: this is an almanac published by the Japanese base camp, according to which it is common sense that between July 1937 and June 1941, the Japanese army killed 2015,000 Chinese? Killing more than two million Chinese, did you ever think that this would provoke the anger of Chinese?
Hideki Tojo: I am deeply unfortunate about this. Prosecutor: But many of the people killed by the Japanese army were innocent people, so why did you inflict such cruel acts on innocent people? Hideki Tojo: The so-called saying that the people have nothing to do with the war is the same in China and Japan. As the commander-in-chief of the Chinese regime, he actually commanded the people to resist Japan and insult Japan, so that he invited torture and killing, which is the mistake of the Chinese commander-in-chief and has nothing to do with us.
Prosecutor: So, you insist on not withdrawing troops from China, and you continue to expand the war, is it not? Hideki Tojo: I don't like to answer yes or no. Prosecutor: This is in court, and there is no room for whether you like it or not. You have to answer, yes or no. Defense lawyers protested, saying: Prosecutors cannot ask questions like that. The judge declared the protest null and void and that witnesses had to answer the prosecutor's question.
Tojo thought for a moment and then replied: No. Prosecutor: So since you were appointed to form a cabinet in October 1941, did the Japanese withdraw their troops from China? Hideki Tojo: No, but that's because the situation between Japan and China was very different at that time. Prosecutor: The question you just asked has been answered, and I don't need your explanation. Prosecutor: Japan went to war against the United States, Great Britain, and the Netherlands because they issued an assets freeze on July 26, 1941, right? Hideki Tojo: Yes. Hideki Tojo: So, you've already told the court that the Japanese Emperor loves peace, right? Hideki Tojo: Yes.
Prosecutor: You also said that no one in Japan would disobey the emperor's orders, would you? Hideki Tojo: I'm talking about my feelings for the emperor as a citizen, and this is not a problem with the emperor's responsibility. Prosecutor: But didn't you actually go to war against Britain, the United States, the Netherlands? Hideki Tojo: It was a war decided by my cabinet. Prosecutor: If the Emperor had opposed war, wouldn't war have happened? Hideki Tojo: I have said it repeatedly that the emperor has no responsibility. If Japan wants to survive, it can only go to war. Prosecutor: Do you think that as the prime minister of Japan, there is nothing morally or legally wrong with waging war? Hideki Tojo: There is absolutely no fault at all. Whether it was before, now, and in the future, I think that is all justified. Prosecutor: So, if you and your colleagues are acquitted, are you still prepared to repeat what you did in the past? Will you let Japan continue to wage wars of aggression? Hideki Tojo replied seriously: Yes. This word reveals the overall voice of the Japanese people.
Hideki Tojo's words and deeds exposed the common characteristics of the Japanese, that is, not to take the lives of Chinese seriously, killing Chinese is a legitimate thing, who made you resist? Whether in the past, at present, and in the future, Japan will continue to launch a war of aggression against the outside world, and the key lies in the timing. Today's Japan is trying its best to break free of the chains imposed on the United States after the war, and revising the pacifist constitution is the main direction of Japanese politicians at present, and in the future, a Japan full of aggressive ambitions will once again stand in front of the world. (by network)