War crime trials

General Heitaro Kimura was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held in Tokyo, Japan.

Admiral Takazumi Oka stands in front of a pillar. He was tried as a Japanese war criminal during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

General Sadao Araki stands in front of a pillar. He was a general in the Japanese Imperial Army and found guilty of war crimes at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. He served a life sentence.

Akira Muto was a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging.

John Brannon, defense attorney who represented Admiral Osami Nagano, Admiral Shigetaro Shimada, Koichi Kido, and Shigenori Togo, stands at the podium at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. All others are unidentified.

Admiral Shigetaro Shimada was a Japanese admiral during World War II. He was tried as a war criminal during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Shigetaro was represented by John Brannon, his defense attorney.

Justice William Webb, representative of Australia, was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland and designated President of the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. He stands in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

John Brannon, defense attorney at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan, stands at the podium before the court. Others in the background are unidentified.

General Shunroku Hata was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment following the war.