War criminals

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.

Seishiro Itagaki was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II and a War Minister. Convicted of war crimes, he was executed in 1948.

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.

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.

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.

General Iwane Matsui, who was tried during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East in Tokyo, Japan, stands in front of a pillar.

Former President of the Privy Council, Hiranuma Kiichiro stands in front of a pillar. He was a politician and prime minister pre-World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life in prison at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

John Brannon, far right, stands next to Elaine Fischel (second from right), and Osami Nagano, third from right. Fourth man is unknown. Brannon was a Defense Counsel at the Japanese War Crimes Trials in Tokyo, Japan after World War II, held before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Fischel was legal secretary to John Brannon.

John Brannon, center, was a defense attorney during the War Crimes Trials in Japan. Left, is General Hideki Tojo and right, General Kenryo Sato who were both charged with war crimes during World War II. The photo is inscribed across the lower right: "To Lt. Bernard C. [illegible] who helped put me in between these two guys."