Japan-Tokyo Trial/Expert

Negating Tokyo Trial means negating post-WWII int'l order: expert

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  • ID : 8477374
  • Dateline : April 29, 2026/File
  • Location : Japan
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'50
  • Audio Language : Japanese/Part Mute
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-05-02 00:08
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-02 17:11:46
  • Version : 3
  • ID : 8477374
  • Dateline : 2026年4月29日/資料
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'50
  • Audio Language : 日本語/自然音声
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : 中国大陸での使用は不可
  • Published : 2026-05-02 15:52
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-02 17:11:46
  • Version : 3

Japan-Tokyo Trial/Expert

Negating Tokyo Trial means negating post-WWII int'l order: expert

Dateline : April 29, 2026/File

Location : Japan

Duration : 2'50

  • English
  • 日本語


FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of National Diet building, Japanese national flag

Tokyo, Japan - April 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masataka Mori, historian (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"The Tokyo Trial played an important role in modern history. As Japan waged the war, the new concept of 'crimes against peace' was introduced to try the aggressors in the war. At last, 28 war criminals were prosecuted, seven of whom were sentenced to death. Japan was then repositioned in the post-war international order, and the Tokyo Trial was part of it. If we just call it a 'trial by the winners', or negate it from a 'self-tormenting historical perspective', it is tantamount to negating the whole post-war international order."

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FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of National Diet building
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 14, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Traffic lights, sign reading "The National Diet Main Gate"

FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of National Diet building; pedestrians, traffic

Tokyo, Japan - April 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masataka Mori, historian (starting with shot 5/ending with shots 7-8):
"The most brutal part of the Nanjing Massacre was the rape and violence against women -- a fact known to the world, but only Japan denies it. That will only become an international laughingstock. As a Japanese, I'm deeply ashamed of this. It was undoubtedly one of the most serious and cruel atrocities during the Japanese invasion of China."

FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Prime Minister's Office
8. Various of traffic

Tokyo, Japan - April 29, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masataka Mori, historian (partially overlaid with shots 10-):
"The Tokyo Trial is part of the historical process, during which Japan formulated its pacifist constitution, especially the establishment of Article 9. It is part of the overall historical context and has a very close relationship with the Tokyo Trial. Recently, the government has taken a series of actions to pave the way for revising the constitution. It even proposed to increase defense spending to more than five percent of GDP, turning Japan into a military power. Against such a backdrop, constitutional revision was foreseeable. Therefore, it is necessary to be vigilant and make every effort to prevent it, so as to form a broad force across society to oppose constitutional revision."

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FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. National Diet building
11. Pedestrians
12. Security guards
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

Tokyo, Japan - April 16, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of Prime Minister's Office, security guards


The negation of the Tokyo Trial is tantamount to negating the international order after World War II, said a Japanese expert.

From May 3, 1946 to Nov. 12, 1948, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was held in Tokyo by 11 countries, including the United States, China, the UK and the Soviet Union, to try Japan's Class-A war criminals after World War II. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Tokyo Trial.

Japanese historian Masataka Mori said the Tokyo Trial is important for Japan to return to the international community. Denying its legitimacy is not only a denial of the trial itself, but also undermines the foundation of the post-war international order.

"The Tokyo Trial played an important role in modern history. As Japan waged the war, the new concept of 'crimes against peace' was introduced to try the aggressors in the war. At last, 28 war criminals were prosecuted, seven of whom were sentenced to death. Japan was then repositioned in the post-war international order, and the Tokyo Trial was part of it. If we just call it a 'trial by the winners', or negate it from a 'self-tormenting historical perspective', it is tantamount to negating the whole post-war international order," said Mori.

Mori said the Nanjing Massacre was treated as a serious crime in the Tokyo Trial and subsequent trials, which has been widely recognized by the international community, but there are some voices in Japan still attempting to negate or blur the historical fact, which is really shameful.

"The most brutal part of the Nanjing Massacre was the rape and violence against women -- a fact known to the world, but only Japan denies it. That will only become an international laughingstock. As a Japanese, I'm deeply ashamed of this. It was undoubtedly one of the most serious and cruel atrocities during the Japanese invasion of China," he said.

Mori said Japan's pacifist constitution and the Tokyo Trial are the foundation for its post-war development, but the government is attempting to break through postwar restrictions and accelerate the country's remilitarization, which warrants high vigilance from the international community.

"The Tokyo Trial is part of the historical process, during which Japan formulated its pacifist constitution, especially the establishment of Article 9. It is part of the overall historical context and has a very close relationship with the Tokyo Trial. Recently, the government has taken a series of actions to pave the way for revising the constitution. It even proposed to increase defense spending to more than five percent of GDP, turning Japan into a military power. Against such a backdrop, constitutional revision was foreseeable. Therefore, it is necessary to be vigilant and make every effort to prevent it, so as to form a broad force across society to oppose constitutional revision," he said.

ID : 8477374

Published : 2026-05-02 00:08

Last Modified : 2026-05-02 17:11:46

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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