This raises two questions: first, the application of the ultimate penalty to mere passive responsibility, and second, the appropriateness of the "class a war criminal" designation.

由此产生了两个问题，一是最高量刑和消极责任的问题，二是甲级战犯名实是否相符的问题。

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Public opinion in the U.S., and even more strongly in Allied countries such as Australia, favored putting Hirohito on trial as a Class AAA war criminal.

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