Historical eventMay 51946

International Military Tribunal for the Far East

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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When
Sunday, May 5 194680 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1940s
Anniversary
80th in 2026
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At a glance

Dates: From 1946.

Place: Occupation of Japan.

Type: international court and tribunal.

What came before

Background The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was convened at Ichigaya Court, formerly the Imperial Japanese Army H building, in Ichigaya , Tokyo. The Tribunal was established to implement the Cairo Declaration , the Potsdam Declaration , the Instrument of Surrender , and the Moscow Conference . The Potsdam Declaration (July 1945) had stated, "stern justice shall be meted out to all war criminals,

What happened

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), 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 Japan for their crimes against peace, conventional war crimes, and crimes against humanity, leading up to and during World War II. The IMTFE was modeled after the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg, Germany, which prosecuted the leaders of Nazi Germany for their war crimes,

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