[Empty courtroom in War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan]

Photograph of an empty courtroom in the War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1947. The image was taken during the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

Caption on verso: "FEC-47-70259. IMTFE courtroom in Tokyo, Japan: An overall view of the courtroom of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, in the War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan, before the morning sessions of the trials of the 26 alleged Japanese war criminals convened. Photograph - Thompson."

Stamped on verso: "Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army."