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Bill with autographs of WW2 Japanese war criminals

Photo taken in DeKalb, Illinois, in November 2024 shows a 100-yen bill with autographs believed to be those of Japanese war criminals, including Class-A war criminals executed for war crimes after World War II, such as Japan's former Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo (1884-1948). The bill belonged to the late Donald Faivre, an Illinois farmer who served as a guard at Tokyo's Sugamo Prison, where such war criminals were held during the Allied occupation.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People listen to a stump speech by a candidate in Tokyo's Sugamo district on July 4, 2013, the day official campaigning started for the July 21 upper house election that will be a key test of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's leadership over the past seven months.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe makes a stump speech in Tokyo's Sugamo district on July 4, 2013, the day official campaigning started for the July 21 upper house election that will be a key test of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's leadership over the past seven months.

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Diplomatic documents declassified

TOKYO, Japan - A 1953 file photo shows a gate at then Sugamo Prison in Tokyo. Japanese diplomatic documents declassified on March 7, 2013, show that after regaining its sovereignty under the 1952 San Francisco Peace Treaty, Japan strongly urged the United States to approve the early release of or reduced sentences for Class-A and other war criminals held at the prison.

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Japan's new first lady

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2008 shows Nobuko Kan, the wife of newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, posing during campaigning in Tokyo's Sugamo district. The characters on her dress read ''Change'' and ''Change of government.''

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A-bomb survivor met Class-A war criminals

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Keiko Sasamori, an atomic-bomb survivor, holds a paper board bearing signatures of 10 Japanese Class-A war criminals at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 13, 2010. Sasamori said she talked about the war with the war criminals during a special meeting at Tokyo's Sugamo Prison in 1952.

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Hatoyama's wife Miyuki takes to street

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama, is seen talking to a child in Tokyo's Sugamo district in October 2008. She visited the area to call for people's support for the DPJ.

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Wives of DPJ leaders pitch for party

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama (C), wife of now Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama, Nobuko Kan (R), wife of now Acting DPJ President Naoto Kan, and other women are seen drumming up support for the party during a rally in Tokyo's Sugamo district on Oct. 26, 2008. Each of the aprons bears the slogan: ''Change!'' and ''A Change of Government.''

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Opposition parties call for abolition of new medical care plan

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of four Japanese opposition parties (front) call for a new medical care plan for people aged 75 and above, which took effect on April 1, to be abolished in Tokyo's Sugamo district on April 14.

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Ex-Japanese prisoner meets ex-U.S. jailer in happy reunion

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Buck Langdon (L), a former U.S. soldier who served as a guard at the Sugamo prison in Tokyo, and Tokio Tobita, a former Japanese sergeant who spent 10 years in prison on war crimes, embrace in an emotional reunion in Philadelphia on Aug. 1. Langdon, 73, and Tobita, 84, were in Philadelphia for a special exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Alliance gallery on artwork produced by Japanese prisoners who spent time at Sugamo prison.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Sugamo area on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Sugamo area on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Sugamo area on July 29, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Opposition parties call for abolition of new medical care plan

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of four Japanese opposition parties (front) call for a new medical care plan for people aged 75 and above, which took effect on April 1, to be abolished in Tokyo's Sugamo district on April 14. (Kyodo)

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(1)Nobusuke Kishi

TOKYO, Japan - Nobusuke Kishi (L) takes a smoke at the official residence of his brother Eisaku Sato, the chief cabinet secretary, after he was released from Sugamo Prison. The photo was taken in December 1948. (Kyodo)

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Youth movement spawns groups among other generations to protest security bills

Members of OLDs, or Otoshiyori (elderly people) for Liberal Democracy, demonstrate in Tokyo's Sugamo area on Aug. 22, 2015, to protest against government legislation that would mark a major shift in Japan's post-World War II exclusively defense-oriented security policy. OLDs is one of the groups that formed after being inspired by the activities of Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy-s, or SEALDs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Final words, belongings of Class A war criminals shown at temple

Chief priest Shocho Hanayama of Sorinji, a Buddhist temple in Kanazawa, central Japan, explains on Sept. 12, 2015, about farewell notes and other belongings of executed Class A war criminals made available for public viewing on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The items have been in the temple's possession since they were given by the criminals' kin and other persons involved to Hanayama's grandfather Shinsho, who served as a chaplain at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo and was the only Japanese present to witness the seven Class A criminals being hanged on Dec. 23, 1948. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Final words, belongings of Class A war criminals shown at temple

Photo taken at Sorinji, a Buddhist temple in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Sept. 12, 2015, shows a copy of signatures written in ink by seven Japanese Class A war criminals, including that of wartime Prime Minister Hideki Tojo (3rd from R), just before they were hanged on Dec. 23, 1948. It is one of items shown on public display at the temple. They were given by the criminals' kin and other persons involved to chief priest Shocho Hanayama's grandfather Shinsho, who served as a chaplain at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo and was the only Japanese present to witness the Class A criminals being hanged. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hatoyama's wife Miyuki takes to street

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama, is seen talking to a child in Tokyo's Sugamo district in October 2008. She visited the area to call for people's support for the DPJ. (Kyodo)

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Wives of DPJ leaders pitch for party

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama (C), wife of now Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama, Nobuko Kan (R), wife of now Acting DPJ President Naoto Kan, and other women are seen drumming up support for the party during a rally in Tokyo's Sugamo district on Oct. 26, 2008. Each of the aprons bears the slogan: ''Change!'' and ''A Change of Government.'' (Kyodo)

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A chrysanthemum exhibition at Dangozaka

Chrysanthemum dolls became popular in the Somei and Sugamo districts in the latter part of the Edo Period, but this shifted to the more centrally located Dangozaka in the Meiji Period. Visitors paid an admission charge to view the various chrysanthemum exhibitions set up in buildings. In addition to chrysanthemum dolls, rows of chrysanthemum blossoms were also displayed, as in this photograph. Taken around 1890 at the peak of the exhibition's popularity.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐9‐0]

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Japan's new first lady

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2008 shows Nobuko Kan, the wife of newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, posing during campaigning in Tokyo's Sugamo district. The characters on her dress read ''Change'' and ''Change of government.'' (Kyodo)

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A-bomb survivor met Class-A war criminals

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Keiko Sasamori, an atomic-bomb survivor, holds a paper board bearing signatures of 10 Japanese Class-A war criminals at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 13, 2010. Sasamori said she talked about the war with the war criminals during a special meeting at Tokyo's Sugamo Prison in 1952. (Kyodo)

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Anti-coronavirus efforts in Japan

Photo taken Dec. 2, 2020, shows a poster (L) put up at a shopping street in Tokyo's Sugamo area on Dec. 2, 2020, telling pedestrians to avoid the "three Cs" -- confined spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings. The word is used repeatedly in Japan as part of the country's effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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New coronavirus

People walk on a shopping street in Tokyo's Sugamo district on June 15, 2020, wearing face masks amid growing concern about a possible second wave of coronavirus infections. The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed an additional 48 coronavirus infections in the capital the same day, the biggest daily increase since early May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hot day in Japan

People wearing face masks amid coronavirus concerns receive a mist shower on a commercial street in Tokyo's Sugamo area on June 15, 2020, as the strong sun beats down on the eastern Japan area, with the mercury topping 30 C in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hot day in Japan

People wearing face masks amid coronavirus concerns receive a mist shower on a commercial street in Tokyo's Sugamo area on June 15, 2020, as the strong sun beats down on the eastern Japan area, with the mercury topping 30 C in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken May 24, 2020, shows a shopping street in Sugamo, Tokyo. The Japanese government will announce the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido as early as the following day.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken May 24, 2020, shows a shopping street in Sugamo, Tokyo, with banners that read "Stay Home." The government will announce the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido as early as the following day.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken May 24, 2020, shows a shopping street in Sugamo, Tokyo, with banners that read "Stay Home." The government will announce the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido as early as the following day.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A shop in Tokyo's Sugamo area is closed on April 8, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Fewer people than usual walk on a street in Tokyo's Sugamo area on April 8, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in the capital and six other prefectures in response to a recent surge in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Fewer people than usual walk on a shopping street in Tokyo's Sugamo area on April 8, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in the capital and six other prefectures in response to a recent surge in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sugamo Prison

Photo taken in 1945 shows the old Sugamo Prison controlled by the General Headquarters of the Allied forces in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. (File photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sugamo Prison door revealed

An official holds a No. 13 door of the old Sugamo Prison, said to have led to its execution room, at a Justice Ministry facility in Akishima, Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2018. At the prison controlled by the General Headquarters of the Allied forces in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, seven Class-A World War II criminals, including former Japanese Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo were executed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sugamo Prison door revealed

An official holds a No. 13 door of the old Sugamo Prison, said to have led to its execution room, at a Justice Ministry facility in Akishima, Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2018. At the prison controlled by the General Headquarters of the Allied forces in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, seven Class-A World War II criminals, including former Japanese Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo were executed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sugamo Prison door revealed

An official holds a No. 13 door of the old Sugamo Prison, said to have led to its execution room, at a Justice Ministry facility in Akishima, Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2018. At the prison controlled by the General Headquarters of the Allied forces in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, seven Class-A World War II criminals, including former Japanese Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo were executed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japanese prisoner meets ex-U.S. jailer in happy reunion

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Buck Langdon (L), a former U.S. soldier who served as a guard at the Sugamo prison in Tokyo, and Tokio Tobita, a former Japanese sergeant who spent 10 years in prison on war crimes, embrace in an emotional reunion in Philadelphia on Aug. 1. Langdon, 73, and Tobita, 84, were in Philadelphia for a special exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Alliance gallery on artwork produced by Japanese prisoners who spent time at Sugamo prison. (Kyodo)