In April 1946, Imamura wrote to the Australian commander at Rabaul, requesting that his own trial for war crimes be expedited in order to speed the prosecution of war criminals under his command.
I april 1946 skrev Imamura til den australske kommandant i Rabaul og bad om at hans retssag blev fremskyndet så retssagerne mod krigsforbrydere under hans kommando kunne gå hurtigere.