Docket No. / Date: 2/ Dec. 27, 1945 - Jan. 7, 1946, Yokohama, Japan

Defendant: Yuri, Kei: former First Lieutenant, Japanese Imperial Army; Commander of Prisoner of War Camp No. 17-B, Omuta, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Charge: 1. Violation of Laws and Customs of War - did, at Prisoner of War Camp No. 17-B, Omuta, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, between Aug. 1, 1943 and May 31, 1944, willfully and unlawfully commit cruel and brutal atrocities and other offenses against certain POW, and did unlawfully disregard and fail to restrain and control members of his command from committing atrocities and other offenses against POW.
Specifications: 
Verdict: Guilty verdict upheld/Death by Hanging
Reviewing Authority's Recommendations: The Judge Advocate found that there was nothing shown to "indicate that the accused was authorized even by his own government to impose or execute the death penalty on anyone, and he affirmatively showed that in neither instance were there circumstances upon which to predicate the conclusion of justifiable homicide."
Reviewing Authority: Benjamin C. Willis, Captain, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate
Prosecution Arguments: 
Defense Arguments: 1. Superior Orders - had direct order not to follow Geneva Convention rules 2. Treated POWs as Japanese soldiers are treated 3. No authority to punish his guards, but reported offenses to superiors.
Judge Advocate's Recommendations: N/A