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Former Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo was sentenced to death for war crimes alongside generals Iwane Matsui, Akira Mutō and Kenji Doihara.
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Hideki Tojo
Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944
Hideki Tojo was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during the Second World War. His leadership was marked by widespread state violence and mass killings perpetrated in the name of Japanese nationalism.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
War crime
Individual act constituting a violation of the laws of war
A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hostages, unnecessarily destroying civilian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Iwane Matsui
Japanese officer, war criminal (1878–1948)
Iwane Matsui was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the commander of the expeditionary force sent to China in 1937. He was convicted of war crimes and executed by the Allies for his involvement in the Nanjing Massacre.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Akira Mutō
Japanese officer and war criminal (1892–1948)
Akira Mutō 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kenji Doihara
Japanese officer, war criminal 1883-1948
Kenji Doihara was a Japanese general and intelligence officer. He was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the establishment of Manchukuo.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)