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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 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 ...
The seven defendants who were sentenced to death were executed at Sugamo Prison in Ikebukuro on December 23, 1948. MacArthur, afraid of embarrassing and antagonizing the Japanese people, defied the wishes of President Truman and barred photography of any kind, instead bringing in four members of the Allied Council to act as official witnesses.
World War II Naomasa Sakonju ( 左近允 尚正 , Sakonjō Naomasa , 6 June 1890 – 21 January 1948) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and a convicted war criminal .
Yamashita was hanged. He was later buried first at the Japanese cemetery near the Los Baños Prison Camp. His remains were moved to Tama Cemetery, Fuchū, Tokyo. On 23 December 1948, Akira Mutō, Yamashita's chief of staff in the Philippines, was executed after being found guilty of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far ...
The Japanese commanding general, Tomoyuki Yamashita, and his chief of staff Akira Mutō, were held responsible for the massacre and other war crimes in a trial which started in October 1945. Yamashita was executed on 23 February 1946 and Mutō on 23 December 1948. [3]
After the conclusion of the trials, Sugamo Prison was used to incarcerate some of the convicted and was the site of the execution of seven inmates sentenced to death by hanging on December 23, 1948. The prison was also the execution site for 51 Japanese war criminals who were condemned in the Yokohama War Crimes Trials . [ 1 ]
Akira Mutō (武藤 章, Mutō Akira, 15 December 1892 – 23 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and was executed by hanging. Mutō was implicated in both the Nanjing Massacre and the Manila massacre.
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.