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Kurobane Prison is located in Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture. It opened in 1971 and housed male inmates who were first-time offenders and had no signs of criminality. Kurobane Prison was opened following the closure of Kosuge Prison and Utsunomiya Prison in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, and was said to be the "best prison in the Orient" due to its modern design with state-of-the-art facilities. In the past, it was the facility where cultural figures and business leaders who were sentenced to prison for drug-related cases and cases uncovered by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division served their sentences, but it closed at the end of March this year. Minister of Justice Kamikawa, who decided to close the prison, also said, "It was a very difficult decision, as it brings a page in history to a close." We followed the "last day" of Kurobane Prison, which closed its doors after half a century of history. [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp