The glaring exception was the trial of Japanese General Yamashita after World War II.

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In ASEAN it was General Yamashita, the Tiger of Malaya who unleashed his butchers and rapists.

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When the massive earthquake struck, a heavy bookshelf toppled onto Hiroko Yamashita, pinning her down and shattering her ankle.

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"The first reaction was to buy the dollar while selling the euro, the South Korean won and Asian shares, " said Etsuko Yamashita, chief economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

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The view taken by Clint Eastwood, directing from Iris Yamashita's exemplary screenplay, is elegiac, but -- and this is remarkable, given the nature of the production and the sweep of his ambition -- not at all didactic.

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Dr. Yamashita, of Fukushima Medical University, said that, though radiation exposure for the general population has likely been low, evacuations and fear of radiation could lead to problems such as increased consumption of alcohol and stress-related illnesses.

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