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Defendant: Murata, Sotaro, Colonel, Japanese Army, Area Commander, Osaka
Area, Honshu, Japan
Docket No./ Date: 155/ Apr 15 - Jun 28, 1948, Yokohama, Japan
Charge: Violation of the laws and customs of war:
Specifications:
Verdict: CHL for Life
Reviewing Authority's Recommendations:
Reviewing Authority:
Prosecution Arguments:
Defense Arguments:
Judge Advocate's Recommendations:
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Child Testifying
in Court in Manila.
Photo: U.S. Army, courtesy of Bob Harmon
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The
trial records of Japanese War Criminals Tried at Yokohama,
Japan, between 1946 and 1949 is broken
into 2 sets:
- 59
reels - Records of Trials and Clemency Petitions for Accused
Japanese War Criminals Tried at Yokohama, Japan (1946-1948)
- 5
reels - Reviews of the Yokohama Class B and C war crimes
Trials by the 8th Army judge Advocate (1946-1949)
The
following is a summary of the corresponding case found in
the latter group (5-reel set of Judge Advocate's Reviews).
Analysis Prepared by Stella Lee Researcher,
War Crimes Studies Center
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