AJRP Glossary
Term (romaji) | sekijûji |
Japanese | 赤十字 |
Japanese (GIF) | |
Translation | International Red Cross |
Comments | Japan was a signatory to the 1929 Geneva Treaty, but did not ratify it. For more information on this issue, especially as it pertains to Japan's treatment of POWs, see the research essay by Aiko UTSUMI, "The Japanese Army and its Prisoners." |
Type | Term |