Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, convened on April 29, 1946, to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for joint conspiracy to start and wage war. Twenty-eight Japanese military and political leaders were charged with fifty-five separate counts encompassing the waging of aggressive war, murder and conventional war crimes committed against prisoners-of-war, civilian internees and the inhabitants of occupied territories. The defendants included former prime ministers, former foreign ministers and former military commanders.