Talk:Hideki Tojo

I'm used to editing Wikipidia pages, so I'm not sure if I did everything right, but I do believe this pages was in need of expanding.

This appears to be a direct copy of the Wikipedia article. Unless you can demonstrate that you also wrote this for WP, I'd think it would be unacceptable to CP. Bugler 14:52, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Well, I didn't write the entire article on my own, but I did contribute to it. Would you prefer I re-set this article to its original state?

I'm not a sysop so it's not my position to tell you what to do (apologies if my intervention seemed bossy, but they are understandably wary of issues like this). Having said that, my advice would be to reword it - certainly the bits that aren't your original work. Best, Bugler 15:18, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Thanks, Kotomi. Bugler 09:51, 30 September 2008 (EDT)

Resignation

We shouldn't say simply that Tojo resigned. It makes it sound like he was the only one.

It was, rather, Kishi who resigned:

• When Tojo became Prime Minister in October, 1941, he invited Kishi to join his Cabinet as Minister of Commerce and Industry. In this capacity, Kishi was part of the Japanese leadership during World War II.
• By 1944, Kishi was increasingly against the Japanese policy of continuing the war at any cost. After the Japanese defeat at Saipan, he spoke out in the Emperor’s court before the Minister of the Interior and several Navy commanders, urging them to end the war. When Prime Minister Tojo insisted on continuing the war, Kishi resigned his position in the Cabinet, even after police came to his home and threatened his life. On July 18, 1944, the Ministers of the Cabinet resigned en masse, and the Tojo government fell. [1]

We probably should create an editorial policy on 'resignation'. It generally indicates some sort of disagreement with policy, or an admission of failure. It can also be a coverup for someone else. It can simply be, "I found a job that paid more." --Ed Poor ^Talk 07:02, 8 December 2008 (EST)

Page move

I'd like to see this page moved to Tōjō Hideki, per Britannica and Merriam-Webster (not online). The current format is standard for contemporary Japanese figures, while the proposed format is usual for historical figures. The Chicago Manual of Style says to switch formats when the person dies. That dividing line seems rather arbitrary, but Tōjō has definitely slipped into history at this point. PeterKa 08:16, 23 September 2014 (EDT)