▁by ▁British ▁Forces ▁referring ▁to ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁in ▁Asia ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Military ▁and ▁other ▁labor ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁" J apan ese ▁S urr ender ed ▁Person nel " ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Government , ▁and ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁Al lies ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁suggested ▁this ▁concept ▁as ▁the ▁military ' s ▁field ▁service ▁code ▁and ▁strong ▁social ▁norm s ▁prohib ited ▁military ▁personnel , ▁including ▁senior ▁officers , ▁from ▁being ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁The ▁Al lies ▁accepted ▁this ▁proposal , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁advantage ous ▁to ▁them ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁status ▁lack ed ▁a ▁legal ▁basis . ▁J SP ▁were ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁War ▁Convention , ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁legal ▁prote ctions . ▁ ▁The ▁J SP ▁were ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁used ▁for ▁labor ▁purposes , ▁such ▁as ▁road ▁maintenance , ▁recover ing ▁corps es ▁for ▁re bur ial , ▁clean ing , ▁prepar ing ▁far ml and ▁etc . ▁Early ▁tasks ▁also ▁included ▁repair ing ▁air fields ▁dam aged ▁by ▁Al lied ▁bomb ing ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁law ▁and ▁order ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁forces ▁of ▁occupation . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁U . K . ▁quickly ▁worked ▁to ▁reg ain ▁control ▁of ▁its ▁colonial ▁emp ire ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁also ▁worked ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁French ▁could ▁reg ain ▁control ▁of ▁their ▁colonial ▁emp