Shigenori Togo

Japanese: 東郷茂徳 - とうごうしげのり
Shigenori Togo

Diplomat. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture on December 7, 1882. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University in 1908 (Meiji 41). Passed the diplomatic and consular examinations in 1912 and became a diplomat, serving as ambassador to Germany and the Soviet Union. In October 1941 (Showa 16), he became Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Tojo Hideki cabinet, and was responsible for diplomacy at the start of the Pacific War, including Japan-US negotiations. In September 1942, he resigned as minister in opposition to the establishment of the Ministry of Greater East Asia. In April 1945, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs again in the Suzuki Kantaro cabinet, and promoted surrender by accepting the Potsdam Declaration. After the war, he was found guilty of war criminals and died in custody on July 23, 1950. His diplomatic notes include "Notes on War Diplomacy: One Side of the Times" (1952, Kaizosha).

[Masahiko Yamabe]

"One Side of the Times: Togo Shigenori's Diplomatic Notes" (2005, Hara Shobo)""Togo Shigenori: Biography and Commentary by Hagiwara Nobuhisa" (2005, Hara Shobo)

[References] | International Military Tribunal for the Far East | Ministry of Greater East Asia | Hideki Tojo Cabinet
Shigenori Togo
National Diet Library

Shigenori Togo


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

外交官。明治15年12月7日鹿児島県に生まれる。1908年(明治41)東京帝国大学文科大学卒業。1912年外交官および領事官試験に合格して外交官となり、ドイツやソ連の駐在大使などを務めた。1941年(昭和16)10月、東条英機(とうじょうひでき)内閣の外務大臣になり、日米交渉など太平洋戦争開始時の外交を担った。1942年9月大東亜省設置に反対して大臣を辞職。1945年4月鈴木貫太郎(すずきかんたろう)内閣でふたたび外務大臣になり、ポツダム宣言受諾による降伏を推進した。戦後、戦争犯罪人として有罪になり、拘禁中の昭和25年7月23日死去。外交手記として『大戦外交の手記・時代の一面』(1952・改造社)がある。

[山辺昌彦]

『『時代の一面――東郷茂徳外交手記』(2005・原書房)』『萩原延壽著『東郷茂徳――伝記と解説』(2005・原書房)』

[参照項目] | 極東国際軍事裁判 | 大東亜省 | 東条英機内閣
東郷茂徳
国立国会図書館所蔵">

東郷茂徳


出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例

<<:  Togo Shrine

>>:  Tou Hongjing - Tou Hongjing

Recommend

Mushroom grower's lung

…A typical example is farmer's lung (farmer&#...

The power of exercise

...Descartes' force is a secondary concept th...

Amano Museum - Amano Museum

...Fabric figurines depicting their lives were al...

Tsukushi Koto - Tsukushigoto

The name of a genre of Japanese music and the inst...

A glimpse of peace - Taihei Gyoran

A Chinese encyclopedia. Editing began in 977 unde...

Saga Rebellion

In February 1874 (Meiji 7), over 11,000 samurai f...

Subacute toxicity test

…Subacute and chronic toxicity tests are then con...

Umbrella generator - Umbrella generator

…In the case of a vertical shaft type, the guide ...

Corporate concentration - Kigyoushuchu

In the process of market competition, capital and...

Themistios

A rhetorician, philosopher, and commentator from C...

Old English (English spelling) OldEnglish

…another name for Old English (OE). It is a diale...

General Law of Japan - Ippankokugaku

…He also served as a member of the Zurich Senate,...

Asclepius - Asclepius (English spelling) Asklēpios

A hero and the god of medicine in Greek mythology...

Eliburs [mountain] - Eliburs

The highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains. An ext...

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSCE is an international organization for interna...