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IPTC: Caption
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Japanese defendants outside the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trials, convened to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for "Class A" crimes committed during World War II, referring to their joint conspiracy to start and wage the war. (Alphabetical Order:) General Baron Araki Sadao (1877-1966), Minister of War, Minister of Education, sentenced to life; served 11 years, released for health reasons. Major General Kenji Dohihara (1883-1948), instigated the Mukden Incident (1931), director of espionage, member of the Supreme War Council. Sentenced to death. Hanged in 1948. Kingoro Hashimoto (1890-1957), right-wing political agitator, Vice-President of the Diet of Japan and leader of the Imperial Youth Federation. Sentenced to life. Field Marshal Shunroku Hata (1879-1962), Advisor to Emperor Hirohito and commander in China. Sentenced to life, paroled in 1955. Kiichiro Hiranuma (1867-1952), Prime Minister during the 1939 Nomonhan Incident, Home Minister in Konoe government, President of the Privy Council from April-September 1945. Sentenced to life, paroled in 1952 before his death. Koki Hirota (1878-1948), Prime Minister 1936-1937, knew about Nanjing Massacre (1937), attempted to negotiate peace with Soviet Union in 1945. Only civilian leader to be executed. His sentence is the most controversial in Japan. Naoki Hoshino (1892-1978) Organized the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (Manchuria) with Chinese Emperor Pu-Yi as figurehead during Kanoe ministry. Sentenced to life, paroled 1955. General Seishiro Itagaki (1885-1948), planned Mukden Incident (1931), Minister of War (1938) Okinori Kaya (1889-1977), Minister of Justice in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Kishi and Ikeda. Approved of opium sales in China. Sentenced to life, paroled 1955. Marquis Koichi Kido (1889-1977), served as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1940 to 1945, and was the closest advisor to Emperor Showa throughout World War II. Sentenced to life, p
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