Description:
Describes the various counts covered under Group 1:Crimes Against Peace, including counts 1, 27, 29, 31, 32, 54, and 55. Focuses on how each count pertains to individual defendants as well as how Japan violated international law and conventions of war against the prosecuting countries. Defendants mentioned include: ARAKI, DOIHARA, HASHIMOTO, HATA, HIRANUMA, HIROTA, HOSHINO, ITAGAKI, KAYA, KIDO, KIMURA, KOISO, MATSUI, MATSUOKA, MINAMI, MUTO, NAGANO, OKA, OSHIMA, SATO, SHIGEMITSU, SHIMADA, SUZUKI, TOGO, TOJO, and UMEZU.