Japanese War Criminals Executed: Tojo and Six Others Hanged
Seven Japanese leaders hang at Sugamo Prison after the International Military Tribunal for the Far East convicts them of war crimes. This execution closes the book on the tribunal's proceedings and delivers a definitive, albeit controversial, conclusion to the legal reckoning for World War II atrocities in Asia.
December 23, 1948
78 years ago
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Tokyo
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Sugamo Prison
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Hong Kong
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The Emperor's Birthday
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Akihito
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