War crime trials

John Brannon (right) is seated at a table next to an unknown man. Brannon was a defense attorney who represented Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. Four unknown United States Military Police officers stand behind him.

John Brannon, left, shakes hands with Alfred Brooks, who was a part of the defense counsel for the Japanese war criminals. Brannon was a defense attorney for Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

John Brannon was a defense attorney for the International Military Tribunal of the Far East who represented Japanese war criminals in Tokyo, Japan. He is seen at the War Ministry Building courtroom standing at the lectern. Others are unidentified.

John Brannon stands at a lectern in the courtroom. Brannon was a defense attorney who represented Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. Others are unidentified.

John Brannon, right, sits next to an unknown man at a table in a courtroom at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Brannon was a defense attorney who represented Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

An unidentified defense attorney stands outside the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan next to the International Military Tribunal of the Far East sign.

An unidentified defense attorney stands outside the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan next to the International Military Tribunal of the Far East sign.

Three Japanese defense counsel members look over a document on a table during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. All are unidentified.

An unidentified defense attorney stands outside the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

Two unidentified defense attorneys stand outside the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan next to the International Military Tribunal of the Far East sign.