Fuchū Prison (府中刑務所, Fuchū keimusho) is a prison in Japan. It is located in the city of the Fuchū, Tokyo to the west of the center of Tokyo Metropolis. Before the end of World War II, Fuchū prison held Communist leaders, members of banned religious sects, and leaders of the Korean independence movement. After the war, the prison was visited by Harold Isaac of Newsweek, French correspondent Robert Guillain, John K. Emmerson, E. Herbert Norman and Domei reporter Tay Tateishi. The 1968 “300 million yen robbery” took place outside of the walls of the prison.