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RETRIAL

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2016
Tokyo court rejects retrial bid over 1959 ruling that U.S. military's presence in Japan is constitutional
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday dismissed a retrial request over a 1959 Supreme Court ruling that found the U.S. military's presence in Japan constitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2016
Japan court grants retrial to convicted Russian following 'unfair' undercover probe
It acknowledged the man was convicted because of an 'illegal undercover investigation' by local police.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 7, 2015
TV Asahi gets 'The Scoop' on false convictions
Last week the Tokyo Shimbun ran an article about Keiko Aoki and Tatsuhiro Boku, the couple convicted of murdering Aoki's 11-year-old daughter in 1995 and sentenced to life in prison. The upcoming retrial, which will likely reverse the guilty verdict, may reveal that the Osaka pair were coerced into making...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Nov 2, 2015
New technologies, improved practices may boost number of criminal retrials
The recent release of a couple from prison after a court ordered a 1995 arson-murder case reopened may allow more people convicted of serious crimes to get a second shot at proving their innocence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2015
Aoki visits daughter's grave after release, wants to 'win back' 20 years in prison
On the day after her release, Keiko Aoki, 51, along with her de facto husband, Tatsuhiro Boku, 49, visited the grave of her daughter, who was killed at age 11 in a fire in 1995 for which the two were convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2015
Pair held 20 years in arson-murder case released for retrial
A man and woman serving life in prison for starting a fire that killed the woman's 11-year-old daughter are freed after the Osaka High Court orders a retire of their arson-murder case.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2015
Osaka High Court endorses retrial for 1995 arson-murder case
An Osaka couple jailed for life over a 1995 crime are granted a retrial following a ruling by the Osaka High Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2015
Man acquitted after serving 3½ years in prison for rape; victim gave false evidence
Court hears alleged victim, witness may have lied, while hospital found no evidence of assault
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2015
Death of condemned inmate who died while claiming innocence raises questions over retrial system
Sunday's death of a death row inmate who had petitioned for decades for a retrial over his conviction in a 1961 murder case underscored the need to revamp the country's retrial system, according to lawyer Yuichi Kaido.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2015
High court upholds rejection of condemned inmate's retrial petition
The Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld a lower court decision denying a retrial for man sentenced to death for killing two people for insurance money in Saitama Prefecture in 1995 and 1999.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2015
Supreme Court rejects plea for retrial of Aum founder Asahara
The Supreme Court has finalized its decision not to grant a retrial for Aum Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, who is on death row for masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system among other charges, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2014
Freed death row prisoner brings new life to group fighting capital punishment
A former death row inmate cleared of murder is giving new life to a fund that tries to help those facing execution secure a retrial.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2014
Japanese high court rejects appeal for retrial over 1979 murder case
A branch of the Fukuoka High Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal for retrial filed by a woman who served a 10-year prison term for the 1979 murder of her brother-in-law.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2014
Coulson faces retrial on News Corp. bribery charges
Andy Coulson, who will be sentenced this week over phone hacking, will be retried on bribery charges after a London jury failed to reach verdicts following an eight- month trial into wrongdoing at News Corp. tabloids.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2014
Court denies Nabari poisonings retrial of death-row inmate jailed since 1961
An ailing 88-year-old man on death row has had his eighth petition for a retrial thrown out by the Nagoya High Court, his lawyers say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2014
Hakamada has first appearance as reprieve pends
Apparently perplexed but yet thrilled to find himself in the spotlight, Iwao Hakamada, formerly the world's longest-serving death-row inmate, appeared for the first time in public Monday since being hospitalized after his release.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2014
No retrial for man hanged over '92 slayings in Fukuoka
The Fukuoka District Court decides not to reopen a 1992 murder case that resulted in an execution six years ago after dismissing new DNA evidence from his lawyers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2014
Hanged man maintained innocence to the end
Michitoshi Kuma, who was hanged in 2008 for the kidnapping and killing of two girls in Fukuoka, argued his innocence right up until his execution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2014
Hakamada released after 48 years
New DNA tests in the 1966 Hakamada case result in the stunning release of the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2014
Amnesty: Let 'tragedy' be a lesson to Japan's courts
Prosecutors must swiftly accept Thursday's Shizuoka District Court decision to reopen a high-profile 1966 murder case and get to the truth behind the conviction of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, the Japan branch of Amnesty International said after the ruling.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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