Index of British trials of Japanese War Criminals Conducted in Singapore
Copyright 2005 U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center
Case # / Name of Case / Accused / Victims / Crime scene / Summary of Charge(s)235/813 / Sadaichi / 10 Japanese (Imperial Japanese Army) / Indian POWs / Babelthuap Palau / 1) failed to provide food, clothing and medical attention, beatings and maltreatment
2) Executing Indian POW Mohd Shafi
3) Maltreatment and beatings
235/815 / 1stTarmugliIsland / 5 Japanese (I.J.A.) on Andaman Islands / Burmese Civilians / TarmugliIsland / Ill-treatment and killing of 18 men, 9 women and 34 children
235/816 / 2ndTarmugliIsland / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) on Andaman Islands / Burmese Civilians / TarmugliIsland / Ill-treatment and killing of 152 civilians, including women and children
235/817 / Aoki / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British PsOW / Sonkurai Camp / Forcing 300 British PsOW to enter a train of insufficient condition and allowing them to be beaten
235/818 / Harada et al. / 6 Japanese (I.J.A) / Burmese Civilians / Andaman Islands / Killing of 9 Burmese civilians
235/819 / Terada et al. / 5 Japanese (I.J.A)
Kempei Tai members / Singapore Civilians / Kempei Tai HQ, Singapore / 4 charges involving beating, torture, maltreatment of Singapore civilians, 2 of which died after
235/820 / Okamura / 1 Japanese (I.J.A)
Orders came from Kempei Tai / Indian PsOW / Yamatomura Camp on
Babelthuap Palau / 1) Ordered, permitted and was otherwise concerned with the execution of Indian POW Ghafoor
2) Failed to provide food, clothing and medical attention, beatings and maltreatment
235/840 / Komaba / 1 Japanese (I.J.A) / Civilian residents of Port Blair / Port Blair, Andaman Islands / 1) Beating, torture, maltreatment of Baj Nath
2) Beating, torture, maltreatment of Lalta and his wife Kaiser
235/825 / Fukuei / 1 Japanese (I.J.A) / British PsOW / Changi, Singapore / 1) Compelling POWs to sign documents which bound them from escape attempts
2) Killing of 4 British PsOW
235/886 / Anami et al / 13 Japanese (I.J.A) / British and Dutch PsOW / On voyage, HoroekoeIsland, AmbonIsland, CeramIsland, Java / 7 charges: all involving maltreatment of PsOW at different places, in some cases resulting in suffering and death.
Except 4th charge: killing of Trooper Champion a POW.
Case # / Name of Case / Accused / Victims / Crime scene / Summary of Charge(s)
235/841 / Yoshikawa / 1 Japanese (I.J.A) / British, Dutch & Australian POWs / Kranji POW camp, Singapore / Maltreatment leading to suffering and in some cases death.
235/842 / Yamanie / 1 Japanese (Imperial Japanese Forces) / Civilian resident of Port Blair / Dundae Point, Port Blair / Ill-treatment thereby causing the death of the victim
235/843 / Yamaguchi / 5 Japanese (I.J.A) Kempei Tai members / 3 Singapore Chinese civilians / Oxley Rise, Singapore / Beating, torture, maltreatment leading to death in 2 out of 3 of the victims
234/844 / Nagaosa / 8 Japanese (Japanese Forces) / Civilian residents of Port Blair / Port Blair, Andaman Islands / Beating, torture, maltreatment leading to suffering and in some cases death
234/847 / Nakano / 1 Japanese (Imperial Japanese Navy) / Ovran, Civilian resident of Port Blair / Port Blair, Andaman Islands / Beating, torture, maltreatment in consequence the victim Ovran died
234/848 / Tagawa et al. / 4 Japanese (Civilian nationals) / 3 civilian residents of Port Blair / Port Blair, Andaman Islands / Beating, torture, maltreatment in consequence 1 out of the 3 victims died
234/849 / Orimo / 2 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British POWs / Normanton POW camp, Singapore / Ill-treatment of the Brit. POWs, resulting in particular 6 deaths and deaths and sufferings of other POWs
234/850 / Sugihara / 2 Japanese (Imperial Japanese Forces) / Civilian residents of Port Blair / Port Blair, Andaman Islands / Beating, torture, maltreatment leading to suffering and in some cases death
234/917 / Shimojo / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British POWs / Kanburi Aerodrome Camp, Siam / Ill-treatment of British POWs causing physical suffering, in particular to POW Capt. Taylor
234/925 / Sakano / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British POWs / Chungkai POW Camp, Siam / Ill-treatment of British POWs causing physical suffering (in particular Demery, Moore and Baldwin)
234/928 / Yoshino / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) / Civilian resident of British Borneo / Telipong, British Borneo / Killing of civilian resident of British Borneo Paul Lee On.
234/889 / Suzuki, et al. / 5 Japanese (1 Capt, 4 in Japanese Military Employment) / British, Australian, Dutch, Canadian and American civilians / No. 1 Civilian Internment Camp, Singapore / Ill-treatment of British, Australian, Dutch, Canadian and American civilians resulting in the death of British civilian Parker and the physical suffering of the rest.
Case # / Name of Case / Accused / Victims / Crime scene / Summary of Charge(s)
234/897 / Komasawa / 8 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British, Australian, Dutch POWs / Siam and Burma / Ill-treatment of POWs causing bodily suffering and injury to their health
234/911 / Mizutani / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British, American, Australian and Dutch Prisoners of War, Burmese civilian and a British POW / Siam and Burma / 1) Ill-treatment of POWs employed in construction of the Burma-Siam Railway resulting in death and physical suffering
2) Ill-treatment of a Burmese civilian causing physical suffering
3) Killing of a British POW
234/913 / Kokubo / 3 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British, Australian, American and Dutch Prisoners of War / Various POW camps in Siam / 1) Ill-treatment of POWs resulting in death and physical suffering
2) Ill-treatment of British POW resulting in his death
3) & 4) Ill-treatment of POWs causing bodily suffering to them
234/916 / Daimon / 2 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British and Australian POWs / On route in Siam, and a POW camp in Siam / 1) Ill-treatment of POWs resulting in death of some and physical suffering to others
2) Ill-treatment of POWs causing physical suffering
234/918 / Usuki / 10 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British, Australian and Allied PsOW / Various POW camps in Siam / 1) Ill-treatment of POWs
2) & 3) Ill-treatment of POWs resulting in death and physical suffering
4)-8) Ill-treatment of POWs resulting in physical suffering
234/919 / Okada / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British and Australian PsOW / Various POW camps in Siam / Ill-treatment of POWs resulting in physical suffering
234/941 / Kasai / 10 Japanese (I.J.A) & Kempeitai / Civilian residents of Miri / Miri, Sarawak / Killing of 28 civilian residents
234/960 / Takahashi / 2 Japanese (I.J.A.) / Indian POWs / Tanoura, New Britain / Ill-treatment including assault and forcing unfit men to work
Case # / Name of Case / Accused / Victims / Crime scene / Summary of Charge(s)
235/943 / Kudo / 12 Japanese (I.J.A.) / Civilian inhabitants,
British and Dutch POWs / Burma and Siam / 1) Ill-treatment of Civilian inhabitants causing physical suffering and death
2) Willful killing of civilian inhabitants.
3) Ill-treatment of POWs causing physical suffering.
235/952 / Hachisuka / 24 Japanese (I.J.A.) / POWs interned at the POW camps in Sumatra / Sumatra, mostly in Palembang / 9 charges involving ill-treatment of POWs in some cases resulting or contributing to deaths and in some cases resulting in injury and physical suffering
235/963 / Ishida / 5 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British, Australian and Dutch POWs / Burma and Siam / 8 charges involving ill-treatment of POWs on the Burma-Siam railway with regards to using them for military purposes, in bad conditions, exposure to aerial bombardment and the killing of certain POWs.
235/964 / Sugasawa / 1 Japanese (I.J.A) / British, Australian and Dutch POWs, Indian POWs / Siam / 1) Employment of POWs in work having connection with the operation of the War
2) Ill-treatment of Indian POWs
3) Ill-treatment of Brit, Aus. and Dutch POWs causing physical suffering
235/965 / Osato & Ozawa / 2 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British and Dutch POWs / Chungkai POW camp, Siam / Ill-treatment of POWs causing bodily suffering to many of them and in particular to one Captain BIGGS a British POW.
235/967 / Hyodo / 3 Japanese (I.J.A.) (members of Kempeitai) / Civilian Residents / Singapore / Ill-treatment of 3 civilian residents, in particular causing death in one of them.
235/972 / Wakayama / 2 Japanese, in service of Occupying Power / Civilian Residents / Singapore / Ill-treatment of Civilian residents, resulting in physical suffering
235/974 / Takashima / 2 Japanese (I.J.A.) / Indian POWs / Sankakuyama,
New Britain / Ill-treatment of Indian POWs resulting in deaths of 2 of them
Case # / Name of Case / Accused / Victims / Crime scene / Summary of Charge(s)
235/1051 / Shimada / 5 Japanese (I.J.A.) / Civilian residents of Bangkok / Bangkok, Siam / 5 charges involving ill-treatment of the civilian residents of Bangkok.
235/975 / Otsuka / 43 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British, Dutch, American POWs and civilians / Singapore / Ill-treatment and neglect causing deaths of 13 Brit. POWs, 4 Dutch POWs and 4 civilians, and physical suffering to others
235/981 / Watari / 9 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British, Australian and Dutch POWs / Siam and Burma / Ill-treatment of POWs resulting in deaths and suffering
235/994 / Otsu / 2 Japanese (Imperial Japanese Forces) / Allied POWs / On board vessel “Tofuku Maru” from Singapore to Japan / Ill-treatment of the POWs resulting in 27 deaths and suffering to the others
235/1113 / Nishiuchi / 1 Japanese (Civilian in service of Occupying Power) / Civilian inhabitants of Singapore / Singapore / Ill-treatment of 5 named civilian inhabitants of Singapore, resulting in physical suffering
235/1102 / Fukudome / 6 Japanese (I.J.A.) / Allied POWs (American Airmen) / Singapore / 2 charges concerning in the execution of the Allied POWs.
235/1109 / Sasa / 1 Japanese (I.J.A.) / British POWs / Siam / Killing of 4 named British POWs