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Sugamo Prison was a Tokyo prison that housed political prisoners, war criminals, and spies from 1895 to 1971. It was the site of executions, trials, and paroles of many influential figures, such as Hideki Tojo, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, and Shigenori Tōgō.
Learn about the role of Sugamo Prison in the post-war occupation of Japan and the International Military Tribunals for the Far East. Read an oral history of a former jailer who witnessed the trials and interacted with the prisoners.
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巣鴨拘置所 （すがもこうちじょ、 英語: Sugamo Prison）は、 第二次世界大戦 後に設置された 戦争犯罪人 （戦犯）の収容施設である。 東京都 豊島区 西巣鴨（現・豊島区 東池袋）の東京拘置所施設を接収し、使用された。 「巣鴨プリズン」「巣鴨刑務所」などと呼ばれることもある。 極東国際軍事裁判 により死刑判決を受けた 東條英機 ら7名の 死刑 が執行（1948年 （昭和 23年） 12月23日）された場所としても知られる。 概要. 前史. かつては「巣鴨監獄」があり、1922年に「巣鴨刑務所」に改称された。 関東大震災 （1923年）で被害を受けた巣鴨刑務所は、1935年に東京府 北多摩郡 府中町 （現東京都 府中市）に移転し、 府中刑務所 となる。
Feb 19, 2015 · Sugamo Prison was not only to be a place where war criminals were held while undergoing trial and punishment, but also a showcase prison, a demonstration to the world and especially to its new Japanese inmates of the proper way to treat captured enemies during or after war.
- Lindsey Powell, Chunmei Du
- 2015
A book review by Ishida Takeshi on Utsumi Aiko's study of the diverse and complex lives of war criminals in Sugamo Prison during the occupation. The review focuses on the pacifist research and writing that led to the famous "I Want To Be a Shellfish" letter.
Jul 13, 2004 · A book review of Utsumi Aiko's study of the diverse and complex human elements in Sugamo Prison, where convicted war criminals were confined by the Occupation authorities. The review focuses on the pacifist research and writing that led to the famous "I Want To Be a Shellfish" letter.
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Learn about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) that tried the leaders of Japan for joint conspiracy to start and wage war. Find out the charges, defendants, verdicts, and executions of the trial that took place in Ichigaya, Tokyo.
