Final words, belongings of Class A war criminals shown at temple

Final words, belongings of Class A war criminals shown at temple

Chief priest Shocho Hanayama of Sorinji, a Buddhist temple in Kanazawa, central Japan, explains on Sept. 12, 2015, about farewell notes and other belongings of executed Class A war criminals made available for public viewing on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The items have been in the temple's possession since they were given by the criminals' kin and other persons involved to Hanayama's grandfather Shinsho, who served as a chaplain at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo and was the only Japanese present to witness the seven Class A criminals being hanged on Dec. 23, 1948. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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