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@article{ART001719344},
author={Sangho Lee},
title={MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2012},
number={85},
pages={163-190},
doi={10.29212/mh.2012..85.163}

TY - JOUR
AU - Sangho Lee
TI - MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ
JO - military history
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 85
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 163
EP - 190
SN - 1598-317X
AB - Japan's historicaloblivion aboutthe War criminalthrough 1931~1945has been grand barrierto rebuild Korea-Japan relationsafterWorld War Ⅱ.Especially,the remission of‘emperor' Hirohito ofJapan from war crimes was caused by America's occupation policy over Japan which justifiedJapaneserightists'actionandremarks. Becauseitaffected theKorea-Japan relationsafterKorea'sLiberation in 1945,thisIMFTE casewasimportantin thecontemporaryhistoryofkorea. This article, investigates IMFTE process through telegram exchanges betweenMacArthurandWashingtonovertheTokyoTrial. OnSeptember11th,1945,DouglasMacArthurasSupremeCommanderfor theAlliedPowersissuedan orderofarrestoftheformerPrimeMinisterof ImperialJapan Tojo Hidekiand 44 persons.Thereafter,on January 19,1946, public announcement was made to ‘Establish the International MilitaryTribunalFarEast’,andthetrialstartedfrom May3,1946. Insteadofbeingstrictlypunished,theywererelievedasAmerican policy toward theJapan had changed.Finally,only 7ofthedefendantsofwar crimewereexecutedonDecember23,1948after2yearsoftrial. Disregarding the 20million Asian people’s wishes,the military tribunal reserved punishmentofthe key war criminals ofJapan which caused Japan’sdistortionofitshistoryandkoreaJapanrelationship.
KW - DouglasMacArthur;IMTFE(InternationalMilitaryTribunalFarEast);Korea-JapanRelations;WarCriminal;WarCriminalCommission;Hirohito;SCAP(SupremeCommanderfortheAlliedPowers);TojoHideki
DO - 10.29212/mh.2012..85.163
ER -

Sangho Lee. (2012). MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ. military history, 85, 163-190.

Sangho Lee. 2012, "MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ", military history, no.85, pp.163-190. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2012..85.163

Sangho Lee "MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ" military history 85 pp.163-190 (2012) : 163.

Sangho Lee. MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ. 2012; 85 : 163-190. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2012..85.163

Sangho Lee. "MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ" military history no.85(2012) : 163-190.doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..85.163

Sangho Lee. MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ. military history, 85, 163-190. doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..85.163

Sangho Lee. MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ. military history. 2012; 85 163-190. doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..85.163

Sangho Lee. MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ. 2012; 85 : 163-190. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2012..85.163

Sangho Lee. "MacArthur'sStandpointoftheInternationalMilitary TribunalFarEastandtheoriginsofRefractionof KoreaJapanRelationsafterWorldWarⅡ" military history no.85(2012) : 163-190.doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..85.163