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The boy standing by the crematory (1945). This is the original version of the photo, which was flipped horizontally in O'Donnell's reproduction. [1]The Boy Standing by the Crematory (alternatively The Standing Boy of Nagasaki) is a historic photograph taken in Nagasaki, Japan, in October of 1945, shortly after the atomic bombing of that city on August 9, 1945.
After a four-year moratorium, executions resumed in 1993 and up to 15 have taken place almost each year since then. Thirteen of those executed in 2018, under former Minister of Justice and former think tank researcher Yōko Kamikawa, had taken part in the Tokyo subway sarin attack of 1995.
Pages in category "Japanese people executed for war crimes" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Tokyo Charter defines war crimes as "violations of the laws or customs of war," [22] which involves acts using prohibited weapons, violating battlefield norms while engaging in combat with the enemy combatants, or against protected persons, [23] including enemy civilians and citizens and property of neutral states as in the case of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese massacred some 1,500 men, women, and children in adjacent towns which they suspected of collaborating with the liberators. Konishi later admitted that he'd helped plan this massacre. After the war, he was tried for and convicted of war crimes by an American military tribunal in the Philippines.
For people of Japanese nationality who were executed, see Category:Executed Japanese people. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Japanese general and statesman (1884–1948) The native form of this personal name is Tōjō Hideki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Junior Second Rank Hideki Tojo 東條 英機 Tojo in 1941 Prime Minister of Japan In office 18 October 1941 – 22 July ...
After World War II, many Japanese officers who carried out mock trials and illegal executions under the Enemy Airmen's Act were found guilty of war crimes. At the trial of Lieutenant-Commander Okamoto by a British military tribunal in December 1947, he was accused of ordering the execution of captured American airmen in Singapore. Sub ...