In 1951, John Foster Dulles authored the allied peace treaty with Japan, which waived the rights, for claims of compensation, of every prisoner of the Japanese, during WW II.

Pres. Truman granted complete amnesty to every Japanese war criminal.  The gates of Sugamo Prison opened and from those gates, emerged some of the most heinous murderers of the 20th century, now free men.

In June 2000, Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) said, "You mean our federal government can just say, 'To hell with you, Bataan Death Marchers, and you people who were mistreated (by the Japanese), we are just going to waive all your rights.'"