1946-05-03

International Military Tribunal for the Far East opens

TokyoThe Tokyo Trial opened a long process of addressing war responsibility in an international tribunal.

Other events in this phase

Occupation Justice in Japan2
  1. International Military Tribunal for the Far East opensCurrent record
  2. Criminal procedure reform

Media

IMTFE court chamber, 1946Visual recordIMTFE court chamber, 1946Courtroom photograph from the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, linking occupation reform to the prosecution of wartime leadership.

Source Trail

Official RecordNational Diet Library · GHQ/SCAP Legal Section recordsOpen sourceOfficial RecordNational Diet Library · Modern Japan in archivesOpen source