Testimony

Reports on the threats received by Ryukichi Tanaka regarding testimony against Hideki Tojo and the special precautions taken to ensure his safety. Another associated press article reports on the testimony at the IMTFE regarding Japan's actions in Manchuria.

Reports on the testimony by Chinese General Chin Teh-chun, vice minister of military operations, after a 12 day recess due to a lack of air conditioning in the IMTFE courtroom. Teh-chun's testimony focused on the Marco Polo Bridge incident (July 7, 1937) where, he stated, General Kenji Doihara was "the instigator of Japanese aggression in North China" as well as "the Mukden incident in Manchuria on September 18, 1931." He also named four other Japanese military officers (Sieji Katsuki, Seizo Kawabe, Renyam Mutaguchi, and Takashi Sakai) as instigators of the Marco Polo Bridge incident. The article also gives a synopsis of other events at the day's proceedings, including the fact that much of the morning session was occupied by straightening out language and translation issues.

Goes into great detail on the witness testimony from Dr. Robert O. Wilson, a former Nanking surgeon, regarding the 'Rape of Nanking' and subsequent occupation of the area by the Japanese military. Graphic descriptions of atrocities perpetrated on women as well as the recounting of mass executions that Wilson witnessed.

Reports on the testimony of Maj. Gen. Shusuke Horiguchi, Homma's chief medical officer, regarding the conditions of the prisoners of war camps. Gives rough statistics on the health and death rates of prisoners in the camps.