Crime & Courts
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Former Death Row Inmate Hakamata’s Acquittal Final; Japanese Prosecutors Abandon Right to Appeal
Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamata’s acquittal over the murder of four people in 1966 was fina...
October 9, 2024
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Japan Prosecutors Opt Not to Appeal Hakamata’s Acquittal; Death Penalty Case Marked by Controversial Evidence
It was a tough decision for the prosecution to give up on appealing the Shizuoka District Court r...
October 9, 2024
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Prosecutors Won’t Appeal Japan Man’s Acquittal Over 1966 Murders; Former Death Row Prisoner Iwao Hakamata Free of Charges
Prosecutors on Tuesday said they would not appeal the Shizuoka District Court ruling acquitting I...
October 8, 2024
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Shinji Saito, Member of Japan Comedy Trio ‘Jungle Pocket,’ Referred to Prosecutors Over Sexual Assault On Bus For Location Filming
Shinji Saito, a member of Japanese popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, has been referred to prosec...
October 7, 2024
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Taipei Group Files Suit Over Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s Tainted Benikoji Pills; Consumer Protection Association Suing Subsidiary, Importer
TAIPEI — A consumer support group in Taiwan has filed a lawsuit seeking 168 million New Taiwan ...
October 1, 2024
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Japanese Michelin Star Chef’s Paris Home Robbed by 3 Men; Kei Kobayashi’s Wife Assaulted, Suffered Serious Injuries during Incident
PARIS – Three men broke into the Paris home of Japanese Michelin-starred chef Kei Kobayashi on Th...
September 30, 2024
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Police, Prosecutors Recoil From Idea Of Faked Evidence; Officials ‘Cannot Accept’ New Ruling In Hakamata Case
The Shizuoka District Court’s acquittal ruling on Thursday for Iwao Hakamata has upset police and...
September 27, 2024
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Osaka Ship Dealer, President Suspected of Exporting Cargo Ship to Iran; President Suspected of Declaring False Destination
An Osaka-based ship dealer and its president suspected of illegally exporting a second-hand cargo...
September 27, 2024
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Hakamata, Suffering from Communication Problems Since Prison, Offers No Reply When Told of His Acquittal
Having spent most of his life as a prisoner on death row, Iwao Hakamata, now 88, has been found n...
September 27, 2024
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China Claims Japanese Boy’s Stabbing in Shenzhen as ‘Isolated Incident’; Police Reportedly Told Not to Leak Motive
SHENZHEN / BEIJING — The motive for the fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy in She...
September 26, 2024
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Japan’s Iwao Hakamata Found Not Guilty for 1966 Shizuoka Murders, Robbery; Judge Alludes to Fabrication of Evidence (UPDATE 2)
The Shizuoka District Court found Iwao Hakamata not guilty in his retrial on Thursday, reversing ...
September 26, 2024
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12 Sent to Prosecutors Over Japan’s Horse-Driving Ritual; 2023 Accident During ‘Ageuma Shinji’ at Mie Pref. Shrine Said to Be Result of Animal Cruelty
The Mie prefectural police on Tuesday sent to prosecutors the cases of about 12 people who engage...
September 24, 2024
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China Provincial Official Investigated for Hate Speech Against Japanese; Online Posts Allegedly Called Stabbed Boy ‘Guilty Japanese’
SHANGHAI — An official from China’s Sichuan Province is under investigation for posting hate spee...
September 24, 2024
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U.S. Marine in Okinawa Accused of Sexual Assault
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture on Friday indicted a U.S. Marine for allege...
September 21, 2024
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Boy Stabbed ‘by Chance’ in Southern China, Local Govt Says; Suspect Committed Multiple Crimes in Past
SHENZHEN, China — A police investigation found the fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old boy in souther...
September 20, 2024
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