Neither Goering nor Mussolini, so who is the highest-ranking war criminal in World War II? Everyone has different views on this matter. In fact, from a historical point of view, the highest-ranking war criminal should be the Japanese emperor. Let me explain it to you in detail:

First, the Japanese emperor was one of the culprits who provoked the Second World War:

The Second World War was mainly provoked by three countries, one was Germany, the other was Japan and the other was Italy. However, from a historical perspective, it was Japanese imperialism that first launched the Second World War. As early as 193 1 year, the Japanese army began to invade China on a large scale, which was actually the outpost of World War II and the starting point of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China. From this year on, China entered a partial war of resistance. In fact, the September 18th Incident brought a great disaster to China and a great threat to the Soviet Union. At this time, the Japanese emperor played an important role, and he played a key role behind it. We can see the clue from his diligent interview with Puyi, the puppet Manchukuo. Japan's military and political power in those days was actually under the control of the Japanese emperor, so he was the highest war criminal in World War II, which is irrefutable evidence from here.

Second, the Japanese emperor played an important role in promoting the invasion of China and the sneak attack on the United States:

The Japanese emperor showed a positive attitude in the military action of all-round aggression against China. He hoped that he could control China and the Japanese could completely occupy China. Of course, it's not just that. In fact, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the Japanese emperor himself was very supportive. Hirohito himself is a fanatic of militarism. Judging from his participation in the Japanese military conference, he is one of the chief culprits.

Third, the Japanese emperor has always been very supportive of the aggression against Southeast Asia:

In World War II, Japan invaded Southeast Asian countries very actively, which brought profound disasters to Southeast Asian countries. Among them, the Japanese emperor also played a disgraceful role, so there is no doubt that the Japanese emperor is the highest war criminal.