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1948 Hideki Tojo sentenced to hang....
1948 Hideki Tojo sentenced to hang....
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November 12, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 12, 1948
* Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by hanging
* World War II Japanese criminals
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TOJO CONDEMNED BY COURT TO HANG; 24 OTHERS GUILTY" with subheads. First report coverage continues inside with photo of Tojo. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: Hideki Tojo, Japan’s Prime Minister from 1941 to 1944 and a leading architect of Japan’s wartime militarism, was tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) after Japan’s surrender in 1945. He faced charges of crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including planning and waging aggressive war, authorizing atrocities against prisoners of war, and endorsing policies that led to the suffering of civilians in occupied territories. Despite his defense that he was merely following the Emperor’s orders, the tribunal held him personally responsible for Japan’s aggressive expansion and wartime atrocities. On November 12, 1948, Tojo was sentenced to death, and after appeals were denied, he was executed by hanging on December 23, 1948 at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, alongside several other high-ranking Japanese officials convicted in the tribunal.
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