Preface.
Chapter 1. Viewpoints on the Tokyo Trial. 1. Controversy over enshrinement at Yasukuni ; 2. Distinguishing between "Class A" and "Class B and C" ; 3. "Civilization's justice" theory vs. "victor's justice" theory
Chapter 2. How the framework of the Tokyo Trial was formed. 1. Lessons learned from the failure of the Treaty of Versailles ; 2. US initiative vs. cooperation among the Allies ; 3. The decision not to charge the emperor and the motives of concerned countries
Chapter 3. What charges did the Allies bring?. 1. Launching the International Prosecution section ; 2. Identifying defendants and determining charges ; 3. Logic of the prosecution
Chapter 4. How Japan responded. 1. Cooperation and resistance ; 2. Logic of the defense ; 3. Defense of state and defense of individuals
Chapter 5. How the judgment was written. 1. Disruption of the bench ; 2. Reorganization of the judge group and the judgment ; 3. How to interpret Pal's judgment
Chapter 6. Why a second Tokyo Trial was not held. 1. International trial and subsequent trial ; 2. MacArthur's persistence ; 3. Shift toward completion of the war crimes trial
Chapter 7. How the release of war criminals commenced. 1. When and how ; 2. War criminal clause in the San Francisco Peace Treaty ; 3. "Serious domestic problems" after regaining independence
Chapter 8. Why were Class A war criminals released? 1. Start of recommendations for clemency ; 2. Increased calls for the "radicalist approach to release" ; 3. What lies beyond the Tokyo Trial
Afterword
Chronological table
List of references
Index
About the author.