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IWAO HAKAMATA

Hideko Hakamata attends a parliamentary session on May 27 to observe deliberations on a Criminal Procedure Code revision bill.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2026
Sister of ex-death row inmate calls for full disclosure of evidence by prosecutors amid retrial system review
A bill under consideration would limit the scope of evidence disclosure and mandate that the defense not be provided with a list of evidence.
Keisuke Suzuki, who heads a Liberal Democratic Party panel on the judicial system, speaks during a party meeting on retrial revisions on Wednesday at the party's headquarters in Tokyo.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
May 14, 2026
LDP approves government proposal to revise retrial system
The approval paves the way for the revision 〞 a top priority for the government 〞 to be submitted to the current parliamentary session.
Hideko Hakamata (right), the elder sister of Iwao Hakamata who was acquitted of a 1966 murder, attends a rally in Tokyo on April 18 to oppose the Justice Ministry's bill to revise the retrial system, which would continue to allow public prosecutors to appeal decisions to start a retrial.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2026
Growing number of critical views expressed online over proposed retrial reforms
Many social media users took interest in the topic after the draft bill to revise the code drew severe objections 〞 even angry outbursts 〞 from some lawmakers.
Hideko Hakamata, of former death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata, speaks during a gathering in Tokyo in June to call for a revision of Japan's retrial system.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2026
Former death-row inmate＊s sister further denounces Japan＊s review of retrial system
Hideko Hakamata says she opposes the draft government bill, which seeks to ban the use of evidence disclosed during court proceedings on retrial petitions for any other purpose.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tomomi Inada (second from left) attends a party panel meeting on revising Japan's retrial system at the party's headquarters on April 15.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2026
LDP and Justice Ministry remain divided over how to revise retrial system
One key issue at the heart of the impasse in revising the retrial system has been whether to allow prosecutors to appeal a court decision to reopen a case.
Hideko Hakamata (front, second from left) and others participate in a protest against the proposed revision of Japan's retrial system, in Tokyo on Saturday.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2026
Former death row inmate＊s sister slams Japan＊s retrial review plan
Iwao Hakamata＊s elder sister called for public prosecutors to be barred from appealing court decisions granting retrials.
A meeting of a criminal law subcommittee of the Legislative Council to discuss reforms to the retrial system, at the Justice Ministry on Monday
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2026
Japan retrial system to retain appeals by prosecutors
The decision by the criminal law subcommittee of the Legislative Council is consistent with a Justice Ministry proposal.
The Justice Ministry unveiled a draft plan to revise the retrial system at the Legislative Council subgroup meeting on Tuesday.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2025
Government presents draft of retrial system revision
The Justice Ministry has presented a draft plan to revise the retrial system at a meeting of a subgroup of the Legislative Council.
Iwao Hakamata's legal team and others head to the Shizuoka District Court on Thursday.
51勛圖厙
Oct 9, 2025
Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamata files damages suit against government
Hakamata, 89, sought some ?600 million in damages, a record amount against the government in a suit over a retrial case.
Hideko Hakamata, sister of Iwao Hakamata, after his retrial reached a not-guilty verdict in September 2024 in the city of Shizuoka.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2025
Hakamata, acquitted after 47-year jail term, to seek ?600 million in damages
Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata said the damages claim covers lost income during his time in custody and care expenses after his release.
The first meeting of a subcommittee under the Legislative Council to discuss a review of the retrial system on Monday at the Justice Ministry
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2025
Panel agrees on need to revise retrial system
Public calls for a review of the retrial system, which has not been revised since the country＊s criminal procedure law was established in 1948, have been growing.
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks during a news conference at the Diet on Friday.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2025
Japan to start discussions on reviewing retrial system Monday
A government advisory panel will start discussions Monday to review the country's retrial system for criminal cases in which guilty verdicts have become final, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Friday.
The Tokyo Detention Center in the capital's Katsushika Ward
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2025
Death penalty under renewed scrutiny in Japan
The punishment has broad public support in Japan, despite international criticism over how it is carried out.
Hideko Hakamata (second from left), the sister of ex-boxer Iwao Hakamata, in the city of Shizuoka on Sept. 26 following a Shizuoka District Court's verdict finding him not guilty of a 1966 murder case. Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata plan to sue the central and prefectural governments for damages in August.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2025
Hakamata to sue central, prefectural governments in August
Lawyers for the ex-boxer 〞 who was acquitted of a 1966 murder case last year 〞 plan to file the lawsuits on Aug. 18, the date he was arrested 59 years ago.
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks at a news conference earlier this month at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2025
Japan justice minister calls for probe into ＆unopenable＊ retrial system
The move comes after the acquittal of the world＊s longest-serving death row prisoner last year heightened scrutiny of the system.
Iwao Hakamata, a wrongfully convicted death-row inmate who was acquitted last year through a retrial, and his sister Hideko after a news conference in Tokyo in November 2019. Hakamata won compensation from Japan this week.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2025
Ex-judge fights Japan＊s ＆unopenable door＊ retrial system
Hiroaki Murayama wants Japan＊s outdated retrial system to be fixed so that there will ※be no more (Iwao) Hakamatas.§
A lawyer for ex-boxer Iwao Hakamata speaks at a news conference at the Shizuoka Prefectural Government office on Tuesday. The Shizuoka District Court has awarded Hakamata, who was acquitted of a 1966 murder case in a retrial last year, some ?217 million ($1.44 million) in compensation for being unjustly detained for over 47 years.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2025
Hakamata gets ?217M in compensation after acquittal in 1966 murder case
The amount is the biggest such compensation granted in the country, according to the lawyers of ex-boxer Iwao Hakamata, who spent over 47 years in detention.
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks during an news conference on Friday at the National Diet.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2025
Advisory panel to review Japan＊s retrial system
Retrial provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure have not been revised since it was established in 1948.
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks during a news conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Friday.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2025
Japan＊s retrial system to be reviewed after landmark acquittal
The system 〞 so time-consuming that campaigners call it the ※door that never opens§ 〞 has not been changed since 1949.
Hideko Hakamata (second from left), Iwao Hakamata's sister, in the city of Shizuoka on Sept. 26 following a Shizuoka District Court retrial verdict finding Iwao Hakamata not guilty
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2025
Hakamata seeks ?217 million in state compensation after acquittal
Under the criminal compensation law, those found not guilty in a retrial can claim compensation of up to ?12,500 per day.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
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