Background
Hideki Tojo was born in Kojimachi, Tokyo in 1884 his upbringing was similar to other Japanese boys his age. He was the third son of his father, Hidenori Tojo, who was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. Sadly his two older brothers passed away before he was born, so that put lots of pressure on him to pursue to army background like his father.
Tojo's start in the military was a shaky one, he graduated from Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1905, he was ranked 42 out of 50 cadets. However with age came experience and knowledge and in 1915 he was promoted to Captain after completing Army Staff College with top grades. After this, Tōjō was based in Germany as a military attache for some time and in 1921, returned to Japan to become an instructor at his previous school. It was here that Tojo met his new friends that would further the Toseiha, a political group that attempted to balance out the extremist views of the Kodoha
Tojo's start in the military was a shaky one, he graduated from Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1905, he was ranked 42 out of 50 cadets. However with age came experience and knowledge and in 1915 he was promoted to Captain after completing Army Staff College with top grades. After this, Tōjō was based in Germany as a military attache for some time and in 1921, returned to Japan to become an instructor at his previous school. It was here that Tojo met his new friends that would further the Toseiha, a political group that attempted to balance out the extremist views of the Kodoha