Former Japanese Prime Minister (1936-1937) and Foreign Minister (1933-1934, 1937-1938) Kōki Hirota (廣田 弘毅, 1878-1948) hears his death sentence.
Sentence for Kōki Hirota read by the chairman of the International Tribunal for Japanese War Criminals Australian Sir William Webb.
After 11 days, Kōki Hirota was hanged according to this sentence.
Source: United States National Archives.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Photo Time: November 12, 1948