International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) 



 The IMTFE tried 28 Japanese war criminals before 12 judges from 12 different countries. Its charter was very similar to London Charter, using the same charges. In the subsequent proceedings, 5,700 other war criminals were tried.
(Images: Virginia Tech)

Issues with the IMTFE

Though intent was the same, IMTFE was not as effective as the IMT in Nuremberg. It struggled with lacking evidence, judge disputes, and over-restriction of lawyers, though it still upheld the right to a fair trial and the responsibility to hold war criminals accountable.
Historian Linda Holmes on the issues of the IMTFE
(Robert H. Jackson Center)

Outcomes



It resulted in several executions and life terms in prison; no acquittals for 28 main criminals, though over 1,000 of the subsequent proceedings defendants were acquitted. It was not as polished as Nuremberg, but reinforced precedent set by the IMT that war criminals had the right to a fair trial.