Japanese war crimes
The U.S. officially classified all 3,649 military and civilian casualties and destruction of military property at Pearl Harbor as non-combatants as there was no state of war between the U.S. and Japan when the attack occurred. Joseph B. Keenan, the chief prosecutor in the Tokyo Trials, says that the attack on Pearl Harbor not only happened without a declaration of war but was also a treacherous and deceitful act. In fact, Japan and the U.S. were still negotiating for a possible peace agreement which kept U.S. officials very distracted when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor. Keenan explained the definition of a war of aggression and the criminality of the attack on Pearl Harbor:
Japanese cruiser Mikuma
"Asashio" rescued Captain Sakiyama, who was transferred to "Suzuya" for medical attention, but he died 4 days later. "Mogami", "Asashio" and "Arashio" rescued 240 survivors, but 650 men went down with the ship. On 9 June 1942, the submarine rescued two survivors from "Mikuma" and took them to Pearl Harbor as POWs.