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In the article " 'Prison Libraries' in Japan: The Current Situation of Access to Books and Reading in Correctional Institutions" Kenichi Nakane talks about another form of prisoner neglect/abuse. Nakane's article finds that there is a severe lack of reading materials available to people who are incarcerated in Japanese correctional facilities.
The Tokyo Detention House (東京拘置所, Tōkyō Kōchisho) is a correctional facility in Katsushika, Tokyo. [1] [2] The prison, which is operated by the Ministry of Justice, is one of seven detention centres that carry out executions in Japan. It is used to detain people awaiting trial, convicted felons and those sentenced to death.
Built on the site of the former Sugamo Prison, where seven Japanese war criminals (including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo) were hanged in 1948. Soviet spy Richard Sorge was also hanged in the prison in 1944. Since the prison's dismantlement and Sunshine 60's completion, there have been claims of supernatural sightings in and around the ...
Japanese people convicted of war crimes (4 C, 32 P) Pages in category "Japanese prisoners and detainees" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
The prison was also the execution site for 51 Japanese war criminals who were condemned in the Yokohama War Crimes Trials. [1] The last 7 executions were carried out on April 7, 1950. [2] Mug shot of Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Tokyo Rose, taken at Sugamo Prison in March 1946. The original compound was only 2.43 hectares (6.0 acres) in size.
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Pink Box: Inside Japan's Sex Clubs is a book by photojournalist Joan Sinclair, chronicling her exploration of the secret world of fuzoku (prostitution) in Japan. [1] Sinclair was joined by contributor James Farrer , a sociologist, who attempted to "place[s] the images in the context of contemporary Japanese culture".