Chinese translation of Tokyo war trial records fill ‘critical gap’: state media

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The complete Chinese translation of the Tokyo war trial records, encompassing 40 volumes, has been published for the first time. The translation helps fill a crucial gap in Chinese historical records by detailing Japanese war crimes adjudicated by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

For the first time, the complete court records from the Tokyo Trial have been published in Chinese, offering the public in China a detailed look at Japanese war crimes, according to state media. The translation, which spans 40 volumes, took a team of hundreds more than a decade to produce. It filled “a critical gap in domestic historical records”, state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The International Military Tribunal for the Far East – also known as the Tokyo Trial – lasted from May...