Tokyo Trials with Yuma Totani

Today I’m speaking with Professor Yuma Totani about the post-WWII war crimes trials that the allies held against the Japanese. You may have heard of the more famous Nuremberg Trials against Nazi war crimals, which we mention, but here we will delve into the lesser known Far East trials. From 1946-1948, 11 countries including the United States prosecuted thousands of Japanese for charges ranging from Cimes against Peace to rape and sexual violence. The most famous person brought to justice was Prime Minister and General Hideki Tojo. 

 

Yuma teaches history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and she is a historian of modern Japan. She has written and taught extensively on the pacific war and especially the Japanese war crimes, mass atrocities, and international criminal justice. You should check out her War Crimes Document initiative: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a155729757994bb89c3770c74739e066

 

Books on this topic recommended by Yuma:

The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials by Telford Taylor

 

The Case of General Yamashita by Frank Reel