Eighteen Years in Prison
| Author | Kyuichi Tokuda and Yoshio Shiga |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Jiji Press |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Pages | 161 |
Eighteen Years in Prison (獄中十八年 Gokuchu juhachi-nen) is a Japanese autobiographical book by Kyuichi Tokuda and Yoshio Shiga.
Background
Eighteen Years in Prison describes the life of Tokuda Kyuichi, and Yoshio Shiga, who were both communists imprisoned in Imperial Japan. The events in the book include their liberation from Fuchu Prison following the defeat of the Empire of Japan in World War II. The book was published by the Japanese Communist Party in 1948. The book was translated by Andrew Y. Kuroda of the Japanese Section, Orientalist Division, the Library of Congress. In 1951, the book was a subject during the "Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary".[1] Eighteen Years in Prison has been cited as a reference for the books The Japanese Communist Party 1922-1945 by George M. Beckmann, Genji Okubo and Janus-Faced Justice: Political Criminals in Imperial Japan by Richard H. Mitchell.[2][3]
Bibliography
- Tokuda Kyuichi , Shiga Yoshio (1947). 獄中十八年 (Eighteen Years in Prison). 時事通信社 (Jiji Press).
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Richard H. Mitchell (1992). Janus-Faced Justice: Political Criminals in Imperial Japan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 220.
- ↑ George M. Beckmann, Genji Okubo (1969). The Japanese Communist Party 1922-1945. Stanford University Press. p. 439.