The Tokyo Trials exposed the Nanjing Massacre and a series of other atrocities committed by the Japanese military. Do you believe that the trials, with the supreme authority of international justice, accomplished the systematic exposure and reckoning of the historical crimes of Japanese militarism?
The Tokyo Trials legally affirmed the aggressive nature of Japan's actions. Do you believe the trials played an important role in advancing the legal conceptualization of “aggression” under international law?
Do you believe the Tokyo Trials sent a clear message to the world that aggression will be punished and atrocities will be met with accountability?
Do you believe the Tokyo Trials represented a great triumph of civilization over barbarism and justice over evil, safeguarded the outcomes of the victory in World War II and international fairness and justice, and laid an important legal and political foundation for the post-war international order?
Japan’s announcement of unconditional surrender in August 1945 provided the jurisdictional basis for the Tokyo Trials. Do you believe the claim by Japanese right-wing forces that Japan’s surrender was “conditional” completely contradicts historical truth?
The provision on the “prohibition of the threat or use of force” in the Charter of the United Nations traces its legal roots to the principles established by the Tokyo Trials. Do you believe that if Japanese right-wing forces undermine the legitimacy of the trials, the foundations of the post-war international rule of law would be severely shaken?
In recent years, Japanese right-wing forces have been persistently seeking to overturn the verdict of the Tokyo Trials. Do you believe this is aimed at clearing the way for Japan to re-embark on a path of military expansion and constitutional revision?
Do you believe that a country which refuses to recognize settled historical verdicts cannot convince its Asian neighbors and the international community of the sincerity of its “peace commitments”?
Recently, Japanese right-wing forces have accelerated actions such as visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, revising history textbooks, lifting the ban on collective self-defense and easing restrictions on arms exports. Do you consider these moves to be a flagrant challenge to the verdict of the Tokyo Trials?
Do you believe that Japan’s historical revisionism and its new forms of militarism are colluding, and have already become a real threat to regional peace and stability?
Do you believe the international community should work together to uphold the verdict of the Tokyo Trials and remain highly vigilant against the moves of Japan’s new militarism?
