Tokyo Trial

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The Tokyo Trial was the post–World War II international military tribunal that prosecuted Japanese leaders for war crimes and crimes against peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international military tribunal ⓘ
post–World War II military tribunal ⓘ
war crimes trial ⓘ
aimedToAddress atrocities in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ
responsibility of Japanese leaders for aggressive war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs IMTFE ⓘ
International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
authorizedBy Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
concludedIn 1948 ⓘ
countryTried Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
endDate 1948-11-12 ⓘ
establishedBy Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ⓘ
executionsCarriedOutOn 1948-12-23 ⓘ
includedJudgeFrom Canada ⓘ
China ⓘ
France ⓘ
India ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
judgeFrom Australia ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
location Japan ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ
majorDefendant Akira Muto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heitaro Kimura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hideki Tojo ⓘ
Iwane Matsui ⓘ
Kenji Doihara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koki Hirota ⓘ
Seishiro Itagaki NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfCountriesRepresentedByJudges 11 ⓘ
numberOfDefendants 28 ⓘ
openedIn 1946 ⓘ
organizedBy Allied powers ⓘ
linked to: Allied forces
partOf post–World War II Allied occupation of Japan ⓘ
presidingJudge William Webb ⓘ
prosecutedFor conspiracy to wage aggressive war ⓘ
crimes against humanity ⓘ
crimes against peace ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
relatedToEvent World War II ⓘ
relatedToTheatre Asia-Pacific War ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
sentencedToDeath Akira Muto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heitaro Kimura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hideki Tojo ⓘ
Iwane Matsui ⓘ
Kenji Doihara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koki Hirota ⓘ
Seishiro Itagaki NERFINISHED ⓘ
similarTo Nuremberg Trials ⓘ
linked to: Nuremberg trials
startDate 1946-05-03 ⓘ
triedChargeCategory Class A war crimes ⓘ
Class B war crimes ⓘ
Class C war crimes ⓘ
venue Ichigaya Court ⓘ

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International Military Tribunal for the Far East → alsoKnownAs → Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
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Japanese occupation of China → describedBySource → Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal findings ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo Trial
永野修身 → 関連事件 → 極東国際軍事裁判 ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo Trial
松井石根 → 裁かれた裁判 → 極東国際軍事裁判 ⓘ
subject linked to: 松井 石根
linked to: Tokyo Trial
Ichigaya Court, Tokyo → notableFor → Tokyo war crimes trials ⓘ
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Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East → legalBasisFor → Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal ⓘ
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Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East → appliedIn → Tokyo War Crimes Trials ⓘ
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Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East → relatedTo → Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal ⓘ
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Joseph B. Keenan → participatedIn → Tokyo war crimes trials ⓘ
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梅津美治郎 → trial → 極東国際軍事裁判 ⓘ
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IMTFE → shortName → Tokyo Trial ⓘ
Tokyo Charter → inForceDuring → Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
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Tokyo Charter → relatedTo → Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
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Toshio Shiratori → trial → Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
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