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The causes of the China Incident were the exclusion and insult of Japan throughout China, the exclusion of Japanese goods, the persecution of Japanese residents in China, and the illegal violation of Japanese rights
Hideki Tojo
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Hideki Tojo
Age: 63 †
Born: 1884
Born: December 30
Died: 1948
Died: December 23
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