The Hideki Tojo Cabinet was established on October 18, 1941.


  • Document 1 is issue No. 192 of Shashin Shuho, which was published on October 23, 1941. The cover of this issue features a portrait of Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, while the third image contains pictures of the ministers in the Tojo Cabinet.



For additional documents and commentary about the establishment of the Hideki Tojo Cabinet, see the following website. (Note: Only part of this exhibition is available in English. The following link is in Japanese.)
*Special Internet exhibitionThe US-Japan War Talks as seen in official documents: Detailed Chronology
October 18, 1941
The Hideki Tojo Cabinet is established.
http://www.jacar.go.jp/nichibei/popup/pop_15.html




Japan Center for Asian Historical Records, National Archives of Japan