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After the fall of Tojo in the middle of 1944, the cabinet which regained a modest degree of civilian control was split between those who wanted to surrender with one condition (the kokutai gets preserved in some form-this is what Truman eventually agreed to) and those who wanted to surrender, but with several conditions-they handle their own war crimes trials, all kinds of unrealistic stuff.

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A surname from Japanese.

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noun

A surname from Japanese.

noun

(military, slang, ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive, dated) A Japanese person, especially a soldier during WW2.

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noun

A surname from Japanese.

noun

(military, slang, ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive, dated) A Japanese person, especially a soldier during WW2.

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After the fall of Tojo in the middle of 1944, the cabinet which regained a modest degree of civilian control was split between those who wanted to surrender with one condition (the kokutai gets preserved in some form-this is what Truman eventually agreed to) and those who wanted to surrender, but with several conditions-they handle their own war crimes trials, all kinds of unrealistic stuff.

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How do you use tojo in a sentence?

After the fall of Tojo in the middle of 1944, the cabinet which regained a modest degree of civilian control was split between those who wanted to surrender with one condition (the kokutai gets preserved in some form-this is what Truman eventually agreed to) and those who wanted to surrender, but with several conditions-they handle their own war crimes trials, all kinds of unrealistic stuff.

What does tojo mean?

A surname from Japanese.

What part of speech is tojo?

tojo is commonly used as noun.