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War criminals

Colonel Kingoro Hashimoto

Colonel Kingoro Hashimoto was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army and politician. He was famous for having twice tried to stage a coup against the civilian government in the 1930s. He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

General Kenji Doihara

General Kenji Doihara was a general in the Japanese Imperial Army who was instrumental in the invasion of Manchuria during World War II. He was found guilty and sentenced to death at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

Former Prime Minister Koki Hirota

Koki Hirota was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as the 32nd Prime Minister of Japan from March 9, 1936 to February 2, 1937. Following Japan's surrender, Hirota was arrested as a Class A war criminal and brought before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. He offered no defense and was found guilty and sentenced to death.

General Shunroku Hata

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.