Observe The Transition Of The American Occupation Of Japan Policy From Sugamo Prison Management

Sugamo Prison was built in 1895, to 1971 by the Japanese government ordered the demolition, before and after survivied seventy years, since after World War Ⅱ, the Japanese war criminals detained by the US military requisition and known around the world. In this paper, based on a large amount of historical data, detailed description of the historical changed and the US management of Sugamo Prison, and the in-depth analysis of the relationship between the US military Sugamo Prison management transition and change US policy towards Japan between.This paper consists of an introduction, body and conclusion of three parts, body divided into three parts:The part one:The main historical background Sugamo Prison are introduced. First described in the early occupation of US policy towards Japan, including the identification and arrest of war criminals; Secondly Sugamo Prison establishment and historical development of Sugamo Prison. Finally, the trials of Japanese war criminals, and the Far East International Military Tribunal and the Nuremberg trials were compared.Part two:is a static description of the Sugamo Prison early management. Preliminary Analysis of the first management system Sugamo Prison, followed by a description of the performance of the daily life of Japanese war criminals in prison, and the third focuses on five aspects of American Japanese war criminals living, working, thinking, health and other management situation, Finally management and the US soldiers living conditions in prison.Part three:focuses on with the arrival of the cold war, the US military intends to gradually relax the management of Sugamo Prison, and introduced the American war criminals manage to relax, release of Japanese war criminals specific performance reasons and historical influence.The conclusion:The first German prisoners of war criminals Spandau prison and Japan Sugamo Prison comparative analysis, and on the basis of summarizing the full text, reflecting the development of Sugamo Prison and American postwar policy adjustment had obvious relevance and further noted that the understanding of history of American factor.