Yūko Tōjō

was a Japanese ultra-nationalist politician, Imperial Japanese apologist, and brief political aspirant. She was the granddaughter of convicted war criminal Hideki Tojo.

Politics

In May 2007, Tojo revealed her intention to run in the House of Councillors election at the age of 68. She ran on a far-right platform. Tojo denied Japanese war crimes during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

Tojo was a patron of The Truth About Nanjing, a movie by filmmaker Satoru Mizushima widely considered to advocate for denial or revisionism of the Nanjing Massacre. Mizushima alleges that the 1937 Nanjing Massacre was a politically motivated fabrication by China and numerous western eyewitnesses.

Japan's nationalists, including former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, distanced themselves from her. Political commentator has said of her: "Tojo’s nationalistic attitude might appeal to certain elements of the population, but most Japanese do not sympathize with her views. She has no chance at all at the elections."

"In Japan, there are no war criminals. Every one of those enshrined at Yasukuni died fighting for their country, and we should honor them".

"People think I'm a hawk, but I'm actually a dove on the torii of Yasukuni Shrine".