Alleged Major Japanese War Criminal : Koichi Kido, one of the 25 Alleged major Japanese war criminals on trial at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tokyo, Japan. Cabinet Minister under Konoye and Hiranuma, Kido was lord keeper of the privy seal from 1940 to 1945, and chief confidential advisor to the emperor and chairman of meetings of ex-premiers. August 25, 1947. (Photo by Skinner, U.S. Army Signal Corps).