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Judgement at Tokyo

by Gary J. Bass

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · January 22, 2024

War crimes justice

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A retelling of the dramatic courtroom battles of the international war crimes tribunals held in Japan after WWII, in which Japan's militaristic leaders were held accountable for their crimes, with prosecutors and judges from eleven Allied countries, set against the backdrop of the Cold War, China's civil war, and the end of European empires.

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