War crime trials

Admiral Shigetaro Shimada was a Japanese admiral during World War II. He was tried as a war criminal during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Shigetaro was represented by John Brannon, his defense attorney.

Justice William Webb, representative of Australia, was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland and designated President of the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. He stands in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

John Brannon, defense attorney at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan, stands at the podium before the court. Others in the background are unidentified.

General Shunroku Hata was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment following the war.

Aristides G. Lazarus, Defense Attorney representing Shunroku Hata at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan, stands at a podium. Lazarus was a Lieutenant discharged from service after serving in the Asiatic and Pacific theaters.

General Iwane Matsui, who was tried during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East in Tokyo, Japan, stands in front of a pillar.

Former President of the Privy Council, Hiranuma Kiichiro stands in front of a pillar. He was a politician and prime minister pre-World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life in prison at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

Justice Ju Ao-Mei, representative from China, stands in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

Owen Cunningham, Defense Attorney representing Hiroshi Oshima at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan, stands at a podium.

John Brannon, defense attorney who represented Admiral Osami Nagano, Admiral Shigetaro Shimada, Koichi Kido, and Shigenori Togo, stands at the podium at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. All others are unidentified.