The Tokyo trials were not the only forum for the punishment of Japanese war criminals, merely the most visible. In fact, the Asian countries victimized by the Japanese war machine tried far more ...
The atrocities committed by the Japanese, writes Bass, were vast and “systematic” evidence of Japan’s official policy. The ...
The vast majority of them had not taken part in the crimes of the Nazis. They had been too young or not yet born or merely ...
A post-war trial would find the Japanese commander in the Battle of Bataan and the man responsible for the troops that ...
At the war crimes trial in Tokyo, WarCriminal Henry Pu-yi ... Said Pu-yi, who previously testified thatthe Japanese had murdered his wife: “It was my greatest humiliation.” ...
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Now is a good time to be reassessing the Tokyo war crimes trial. Across East Asia and the world, the postwar global settlement ...
Japanese war crimes like the 1937 Rape of Nanjing and the 1940 “Kill All, Burn All, Loot All” extermination campaign in northern China are comparable in scope and cruelty only to Nazi war ...
It is believed that 920 Japanese service members and civilian ... When this command was issued, Class-A war criminals were under trial for “crimes against peace,” including the planning ...
The issue of international crimes is highly topical in Asia, with still-resonant claims against the Japanese for war crimes, and deep schisms resulting ... comprehensive legal appraisal of the Asian ...
When the leaders of the US, Japan and Philippines meet at the White House on Thursday, a key topic binds their relationship – ...
This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘How do you define a war crime?’ ...