Japan and said in a speech that he had admired Japan from an early age for being the only Asian nation that "stood up against the West". The Emperor of Japan conferred upon Pal the First Class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. Pal is revered by Japanese nationalists and a monument dedicated to him stands on the grounds of the Yasukuni Shrine. The monument was erected after Pal's death. Judge Pal's dissent is frequently mentioned by Indian diplomats and political leaders in the context of Indo-Japanese friendship and solidarity. For example, on 29 April 2005 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh referred to it as follows, in his remarks at a banquet in New Delhi in honour of the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi: On 14 December 2006, Singh made a speech in the Japanese Diet. He stated: On 23 August 2007, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe met with Pal's son, Prasanta, in Kolkata, during his day-long visit to the city. Prasanta Pal, now an octogenarian, presented prime minister Abe with four photographs of his father, of which two photographs were of Radhabinod Pal with Abe's grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. They chatted for half an hour at a city hotel. In popular culture In the 2016 miniseries Tokyo Trial, Pal is portrayed by Indian actor Irrfan Khan. Notes References Reprinted from: Nandy, Ashish. The Savage Freud and Other Essays on Possible and Retrievable Selves. Delhi; London: OUP, 1995. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1995. Pal, Radhabinod. "In Defense of Japan's Case 1 & Case 2", Kenkyusha Modern English Readers 17, Kenkyusha Syuppan Co., Tokyo, Japan. External links Justice Radhabinod Pal, Rash behari and Netaji are still respected in Japan: Sushma Swaraj Pal, Justice Radhabinod - Banglapedia Judge Pal's Profile Complete Dissentient Judgment of Justice Pal Decades After War Trials, Japan Still Honors a Dissenting Judge (Japanese Honor Judge Pal) A website with photos, videos and documents on Justice Radhabinod Pal 1886 births 1967 deaths Presidency University, Kolkata alumni Bengali people Indian expatriates in Japan 20th-century Indian judges Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in public affairs University of Calcutta alumni Academic staff of the University of Calcutta Vice Chancellors of the University of Calcutta Judges of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East International Law Commission officials India–Japan relations People from Kushtia District Judges of the Calcutta High Court Indian