Kuniaki Koiso
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Kuniaki Koiso was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1944 to 1945, during World War II. He previously served as minister of colonial affairs in 1939 and 1940,
Koiso c. 1940s
Kuniaki Koiso
Kuniaki Koiso as the Governor General of Korea
Koiso giving his administrative policy speech at the 86th Imperial Diet in January 1945.
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also known as the Tokyo Trial and the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on April 29, 1946, to try leaders of the Empire of
Kuniaki Koiso
…of Korea from 1942 to 1944. Koiso resigned as premier after the start of the Battle of Okinawa, and following Japan's surrender he was convicted as a Class A war criminal and sentenced to life imprisonment, dying in prison in 1950. Koiso was born on March 22, 1880, in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, the first son of chief…
Court chamber during the tribunal in Ichigaya, Tokyo
International Military Tribunal, Far East; Courtroom Seating Diagram
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was convened at Ichigaya Court, formerly the Imperial Japanese Army H building, in Ichigaya, Tokyo.
The judges (July 29, 1946)