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The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine

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After World War II, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East tried 28 Japanese Class-A war criminals. At present, the memorial tablets of 14 Class-A war criminals are enshrined at the Yasukuni Shrine.

The seven who were sentenced to death by hanging: Hideki Tojo, Kenji Doihara, Iwane Matsui, Heitaro Kimura, Koki Hirota, Seishiro Itagaki and Akira Mutou.

The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine

The four who were sentenced to life imprisonment: Toshio Shiratori,  Kiichiro Hiranuma,  Kuniaki Koiso and Yoshijiro Umezu.

The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine

The one who was sentenced to twenty years in prison: Shigenori Togo.

The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine

The remaining two enshrined Class-A war criminals: Yusuke Matsuoka and Osami Nagano.

The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
The 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
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