In May 2007, Tojo revealed her intention to run in the House of Councillors election at the age of 68.

Mizushima alleges that the 1937 Nanjing Massacre was a politically motivated fabrication by China and numerous western eyewitnesses.

[citation needed] Japan's nationalists, including the late former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, distanced themselves from her.

Political commentator Minoru Morita 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.

"[2] Tojo died on February 13, 2013, from interstitial pneumonia at the age of 73, ten years after her entry into politics.