80th anniversary of the opening of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, or the Tokyo Trials

BEIJING, May 3, 2026 -- Visitors pay tribute to Mei Ru'ao, the Chinese judge at the Tokyo Trials, at his former residence in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, May 3, 2026. Sunday marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, or the Tokyo Trials. From May 3, 1946, to Nov. 12, 1948, the International Military Tribunal for the leer más Far East was held in Tokyo by 11 countries, including the United States, China, the UK and the Soviet Union, to try Japan's Class-A war criminals after World War II. During the trial some eighty years ago, the tribunal convicted 25 Class-A Japanese war criminals, with seven sentenced to death, including Hideki Tojo, the most atrocious war criminal who served as Japanese prime minister between 1941 and 1944. The proceedings, backed by extensive evidence, exposed the crimes of Japanese militarism and stood as a landmark victory of justice over aggression.,Image: 1096152708, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Wan Xiang / Xinhua News / Europa Press Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos