SAITAMA (Kyodo) Kenichi Ino has held a grudge against the media since it defamed his daughter, Shiori, who was stalked and killed by her former boyfriend and his accomplices in Saitama Prefecture in 1999.
"My family and I suffered not only from the death of my daughter but from incorrect media reports that she was a brand-obsessed, imprudent girl," Ino, 55, said, looking back on the days after the 21-year-old woman's murder.
News organizations published inaccurate reports and carried her photos without the family's approval, he said, adding that they completely ignored his complaints.