Fuchu Prison

Aerial photograph of Fuchu Prison

Fuchu Prison (Japanese: 府中刑務所) is an American style prison in Japan.^[1] It is located on the outskirts of Tokyo.^[2] Before the end of World War II, Fuchu prison held Communist leaders, members of a religions sect, and leaders of the Korean independent movement.^[3]

After the war, the prison was visited by Harold Isaac of Newsweek, French correspondent Robert Guillain, John K. Emmerson, E. Herbert Norman and^{[4] [5]} Domei reporter Tay Tateishi.^[6]

Today, Fuchu Prison is the largest prison in Japan and contains both Japanese and foreign prisoners. Male foreign prisoners in Japan are generally housed at Fuchu Prison.^[7]

Notable Inmates

• Tokuda Kyuichi^[8]
• Yoshio Shiga (Communist)^[9]
• Kim Chon-hae^[10]

See also

• Political prisoners in Imperial Japan

Further Reading

Kyuichi Tokuda, Yoshio Shiga (1947). Eighteen Years in Prison. Jiji Press.

External Links

• Fuchu Prison Exterior Shiga Yoshio previous release 球一 Tokuda 球一 addressed Tokuda (in Japanese). Wazee Digital Commerce. 10 October 1945.
• Fuchu Prison inmate Kyuichi Tokuda expresses joy at his release while former inmate Tosaji Obara, finance director of the Japan Holiness Church, says his religious beliefs were suppressed while he was incarcerated. (in Japanese). NHK. 7 November 1945.
• "Japanese Diet Called Farce". The Tuscaloosa News. Oct 5, 1945.
• "Japs to Free 3000 Political Prisoners New Premier Set To Pick Cabinet". The Pittsburgh Press. Oct 7, 1945.
• "COMMUNISTS SAY BLOOD WILL FLOW IN JAPAN". The Evening Advocate. Oct 4, 1945.

References

1. Institute of Pacific Relations. Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Eighty_Second Congress First Session On The Institute Of Pacific Relations Part 3 September 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 1951. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1951. pp. 747–753.
2. Takemae, Eiji (2003). Allied Occupation of Japan. A&C Black.
3. "Japanese Policy "Based Upon Righteousness"". The Guardian. 10 October 1945.
4. Institute of Pacific Relations. Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Eighty_Second Congress First Session On The Institute Of Pacific Relations Part 3 September 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 1951. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1951. pp. 747–753.
5. Takemae, Eiji (2003). Allied Occupation of Japan. A&C Black.
6. "JAPAN TO URGE TRADE OF SILK FOR VITAL FOOD To Ask Permission for Barter System; Communists Would Get Rid of Mikadoism". The Montreal Gazette. Oct 4, 1945.
7. "JPrisons". Tokyo, Japan - Embassy of the United States.
8. Takemae, Eiji (2003). Allied Occupation of Japan. A&C Black.
9. Takemae, Eiji (2003). Allied Occupation of Japan. A&C Black.
10. Takemae, Eiji (2003). Allied Occupation of Japan. A&C Black.

Coordinates: 35°41′03″N 139°28′26″E / 35.6843°N 139.4740°E