War crime trials

John Brannon holds documents with Japanese writing. John Brannon was a defense attorney for the International Military Tribunal of the Far East who represented Japanese war criminals in Tokyo, Japan.

Admiral James Richardson, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet, testifies on the witness stand at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East during the Pearl Harbor phase of the trials of the twenty-seven accused Japanese war criminals. It was held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Admiral James Richardson, former Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet, and members of his party stand before a map of Pearl Harbor at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. From left to right: Lieutenant P. S. McManus, Admiral Richardson, Captain J. J. Robinson, and Commander C. T. Cole.

Elaine Fischel, right, stands next to Hideki Tojo. Fischel was a legal secretary to John Brannon who was a defense attorney during the War Crimes Trials in Japan. Tojo was Prime Minister of Japan and tried during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

The judges at the War Crimes Trials of the twenty-seven accused Japanese war criminals sit on the bench at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. Left to right: Judge Roling, Netherlands; Judge McDougall, Canada; Lord Patrick, Great Britain; Major General Myron Cramer, United States; Sir William Webb, Chief Justice, Australia; Judge Mei, China; Major General Zaryanov, Soviet Union; Judge Bernard, France; Judge Northcroft, New Zealand; and Judge Jaranilla, The Philippines. Others are unidentified.

Justice E. Stuart McDougall, Court of King's Bench, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, represented Canada at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. McDougall is seen standing in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Justice Ju Ao Mei stands in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Mei was the representative from China.

This is a view of the funeral of Osami Nagano, who was an admiral of the Japanese navy and tried during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. He died of a heart attack due to complications arising from pneumonia in Sugamo Prison in Tokyo before the conclusion of his trial. All are unidentified.

Members of the Japanese defense counsel of the International Military Tribunal of the Far East gather outside of a building for a group photo in Tokyo, Japan. Pictured from right to left, Shoichi Okamoto, Toshio Okamoto, Masayoshi Kanzaki, Tokisaburo Shiobara, Hiyoichirio Kusano, Shinji Somiya, Tsuruo Takano, Hanzo Yamada, Yutaka Sugawara, Chiu Hanai, Goichiro Fuji, Somei Uzawa, Nobuo Narutomi, Rokuro Usami, Hachiro Okuyama, Kiyoshi Ito, Mitsuo Miyata, Tatsuki Shimanouchi, Yoshitsugu Takahashi, Shigetaka Hozumi, Kinjiro Ohta, Shinichi Ohhara.

Sir William F. Webb, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Queensland, Australia, was the designated president of the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. He is standing in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.