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Published by Japan Scientific Societies Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 4762236284ISBN 13: 9784762236280
Seller: Bookbot, Prague, Czech Republic
Book
Condition: Fine. Englisch.
ISBN 10: 4272401254ISBN 13: 9784272401253
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Book
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 190.
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 142.3p Size: 22cm.
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Published by *). . . SERVED ON EACH ACCUSED BEFORE THE 'INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST' AT THE FORMER SITE OF THE IMPERIAL GENERAL HEADQUARTERS IN ICHIGAYA, TOKYO. THE TRIAL WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE A-CLASS WAR CRIMES TRIAL in contrast to the B and C-Class Trials held in Yokohama.''(1st testsheet). - With explanatory Text to each photograph on half-transparent tissue-guards. - Editor: JAPAN FEDERATION OF LAWYERS (Tokyo 1948), no printer mentioned. - Titlepage in Japanese and English, 20 singleside printed photographic sheets (45 images) on medium-glossy paper, as many sheets of fullpage explanatory texts in English and Japanese. - Publisher's black cloth-binding with vertical calligraphic title-label; small-oblong-4to.(ca. 19 x 26 cm)., 1948
Seller: C O - L I B R I , Bremen - Berlin ; Deutschland / Germany ., Berlin, Germany
- *** [Endgültig ausklingender FRÜHLINGS-VERKAUF / Ultimately fading SPRING-SALE: um fast 50% REDUZIERTER PREIS bis Montag 06.05.2024, 24 Uhr (PRICE REDUCTION of almost 50% until Monday, May 6th 2024); ursprünglicher Preis / originally EUR 1.650,-] --- FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE RARE PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY OF THE JAPANESE A-CLASS WAR TRIBUNAL which ''. . . was modeled after the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg, Germany, which prosecuted the leaders of Nazi Germany for their war crimes, crimes against peace, and crimes against humanity. . .''(see wikipedia) though in contrast to Nuremberg here some judges' publicly expressed opinions regarding the sentences against the defendants (7 to death, 16 to life imprisonment, 1 to 20 years' and 1 to 7 years' imprisonment) ranged from 'too soft' to 'much too hard' as well as the undiscovered role of the emperor rose much criticism. . . - SOME EXCERPTS OF THE PHOTOGRAPH'S DESCRIPTIONS: ''On May 3, 1946, at 11:17 A.M., the trial of the century was declared open in a statement by the President of the Tribunal, Sir William F. Webb, Justice of the High Court of Queensland, Australia. . . At the arraignment on May 6 all the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges made against them. . .'' / ''On June 4 Mr. Joseph B. Keenan, Chief Prosecutor, delivered a three-hour opening statement. During the entire Prosecution case the presentation of evidence by Mr. F.S. Tavenner (U.S.A.) and Mr. Comyns-Carr (Great Britain) was outstanding and remains deeply impressed on those who observed their handling of the case. . .'' / ''On May 4, 1946, the Japanese Defense Panel elected Dr. Somei Uzawa, chairman and Dr. Ichiro Kiyose, deputy chairman, and after daily conferences organized a strong and coordinated defense set-up.'' / ''On May 4, 1946, the accused Okawa was ordered to undergo a mental examination and left the courtroom. On June 27 of the same year the accused Matsuoka passed away. On January 5, 1947, the accused Nagano also passed away. The 28 original accused dropped to 25 and an inexplicable feeling of loneliness seemed to pervade over the defendants' dock.'' / ''On two large panels behind the dock were huge wall maps depicting the national situation of Japan. A motion picture film, 'Japan in Emergency' was projected on the screen . . .'' / ''One hundred nine witnesses were called by the Prosecution. Among those who attracted special interest were Pu Yi, former Emperor of Manchoukuo, Kazushige Ugaki, Reijiro Wakatsuki, Mitsumasa Yonai, Ryukichi Tanaka and other principal Prosecution witnesses such as Ching Teh-chun, Admiral Richardson, Ballantine, Liebert, Hayao Tada, Keisuke Okada and Kijuro Sidehara. The Defense case was opened on February 24, 1947, and ended on February 10, 1948. Witnesses called by the Defense numbered 310, . . .'' / ''On April 11, 1947, the defendant Minami took the witness stand as the first accused to testify on his own behalf. The other accused who followed were Araki, Hashimoto, Itagaki, . . ., Suzuki, Togo and Tojo. The Tojo testimony which continued from December 26, 1947, to January 5, 1948, brought the trial to its climactic stage.'' / ''All testimony as well as all extemporaneous statements and debates in the courtroom were translated from English into Japanese and vice versa . . . on occasion interpretations were also made from and into Chinese, French, Mongolian, Russian and German, . . . The court's transcripts of proceedings reache 48288 pages, while the number of Documents tendered by the Prosecution as evidence was no less than 3.408 and those by the Defense 1.776. . .'' / ''One spectator's pass for the morning session and on for the afternoon were daily issued to the family of each defendant, while each principal defense counsel was given two. . .'' / ''Among the spectators who appeared in the V.I.P. section were Mrs. Douglas MacArthur [and] Lady Webb. . . Much variety and color were lent to the trial by the attendance of Allied school children, Japanese actresses and bemoth Japanese wrestlers. . .'' / ''With the progress of the defense case it appeared that the defendants found some mental relaxation and composure. There were some who chuckled and smacked their lips over delicacies, some who were absorbed in newspapers and some who were engrossed in self made Japanese chess. . .'' / ''The Prosecution summation began on February 11, 1948 and ended on March 2, while the Defense summation beginning with a general summation by Dr. Somei Wzawa continued thereafter until April 14. . . (now, starting with chairman Somei Uzawa, listing ca. 70 Defense Counsel members by alphabetic order of the[ir] defendants)'' / ''By special permission the last group photograph of the defendants was taken on April 15, 1948. The accused are said to have appeared perceptibly strained when the lens of the world were focussed upon them. On the 16th, at 5:11 P.M. when Prosecutor Tavenner announced the completion of the prosecution's reply to the defense summation, the President declared the Tribunal adjourned until the day of judgment.''. --- Corners of the binding slightly used, 1 sharp corner slightly bent; titlepage with humidity-stains in 2 corners of which one disappears quickly on the very following sheets and the other gets weaker and disappears further ahead; OVERA LL A VERY GOOD COPY OF THE FRAGILE PUBLICATION.