International Military Tribunal for the Far East

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The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was the Allied-led post–World War II war crimes court in Tokyo that prosecuted Japanese leaders for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed across Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ad hoc international criminal tribunal
international military tribunal
war crimes court
alsoKnownAs Tokyo Trial
Tokyo War Crimes Trial
linked to: Tokyo Trial

Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
chiefProsecutor Joseph B. Keenan
chiefProsecutorFrom United States
conflictContext World War II
country Japan
createdDuring Allied occupation of Japan
dateClosed 1948-11-12
dateEstablished 1946-01-19
dateOpened 1946-04-29
defendantType Japanese government officials
Japanese military leaders
Japanese political leaders
establishedBy Allied powers
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
headquarters Ichigaya Court, Tokyo
historicalPeriod post–World War II
judgeFrom Australia
Canada
China
France
India
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
jurisdictionArea Asia
Pacific theater of World War II
linked to: Pacific War
languageOfProceedings English
Japanese
other Allied languages
legalBasis Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Special Proclamation by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
linked to: General Order No. 1
locatedIn Asia
Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Tokyo
location Tokyo
mandate prosecute Japanese leaders responsible for aggressive war in Asia
prosecute Japanese leaders responsible for crimes against humanity in Asia
prosecute Japanese leaders responsible for war crimes in Asia
notableDefendant Heitaro Kimura
Hideki Tojo
Iwane Matsui
Koki Hirota
numberAcquitted 0
numberOfDefendants 28
numberOfJudges 11
numberSentencedToDeath 7
numberSentencedToLifeImprisonment 16
oversightBy Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
parallelTo International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
linked to: Nuremberg trials
presidingJudge William Webb
presidingJudgeFrom Australia
successorInfluenceOn development of international criminal law
triedFor crimes against humanity
crimes against peace
war crimes

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Nanjing Massacre triedAt International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Shōwa era majorEvent Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
subject linked to: Showa era
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Allied occupation of Japan includedEvent Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Hideki Tojo convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
IMT Charter influenced Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Osami Nagano wasTriedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Hata Shunroku convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Iwane Matsui trial International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Legal Section appliesToJurisdiction International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Mamoru Shigemitsu convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Yoshijiro Umezu triedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
International Military Tribunal for the Far East alsoKnownAs Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal relatedTo International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Matsui Iwane convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Otozō Yamada wasTriedBy Soviet military tribunal
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
SCAP oversawWarCrimesTrials International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Itagaki Seishirō convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Sugamo Prison usedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Shigetarō Shimada triedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Tokyo Trial alsoKnownAs International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Ichigaya Court, Tokyo notableFor International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Ichigaya Court, Tokyo historicalEvent International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Ichigaya Court, Tokyo jurisdictionOfTribunal International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East established International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East relatedTo International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Koki Hirota convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Koki Hirota participatedIn International Military Tribunal for the Far East (as defendant)
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Seishirō Itagaki convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
World War II aftermath in Asia hasKeyEvent Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
William Webb memberOf International Military Tribunal for the Far East
William Webb participatedIn Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
William Webb participatedIn International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Shunroku Hata convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Yosuke Matsuoka wasTriedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Yosuke Matsuoka diedBeforeEndOf International Military Tribunal for the Far East proceedings
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Heitaro Kimura convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Joseph B. Keenan participatedIn International Military Tribunal for the Far East
World War II atrocities prosecutedBy Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
linked to: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Shirō Ishii wasNotProsecutedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East