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OHKAWARA KAKOHKI

Plaintiffs head to the Tokyo District Court ahead of the first hearing in a lawsuit seeking to hold 37 judges accountable over the wrongful prosecution of a former Ohkawara Kakohki adviser, on Monday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2026
Government vows to fight suit on bail denials for Ohkawara adviser
The state called for the suit filed by three family members of Shizuo Aishima, who died in 2021 at age 72, to be dismissed.
The sons of late former Ohkawara Kakohki executive Shizuo Aishima during a news conference in Tokyo on Monday after suing the state
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2026
Bereaved family sues over ＆hostage justice＊
It＊s the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging Japan＊s criminal justice system that critics say doesn＊t always presume innocence and relies heavily on coerced confessions.
Tetsuro Kamata, then-deputy superintendent-general of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, speaks to reporters in August in Yokohama after apologizing to the bereaved family of Shizuo Aishima, who died with wrongful charges standing against him.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2026
Family of late Ohkawara executive to file suit over judges＊ decisions
The family of Shizuo Aishima, who died before charges against him were dropped, is seeking ?170 million in damages from the state.
Hirohide Mori (left), head of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office's public security division, and Tetsuro Kamata, deputy superintendent-general of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, bow toward former Ohkawara Kakohki executive Junji Shimada (second from right) and company President Masaaki Okawara in June in Yokohama.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2025
Ohkawara Kakohki seeks audit on Tokyo investigator liability
The audit will be conducted within 60 days. If the company disagrees with the outcome, it may file a resident lawsuit.
Senior police and prosecutor officials bow Monday in Yokohama before the grave of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to Ohkawara Kakohki, who died in detention while being wrongfully indicted.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2025
Authorities apologize to family of former Ohkawara Kakohki adviser
Shizuo Aishima was found to have stomach cancer during his detention and later died while being wrongfully indicted in a case involving the machinery-maker.
Yuji Sakoda, superintendent-general at the Metropolitan Police Department, bows to apologize for the misconduct in the Ohkawara Kakohki case during a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2025
Tokyo police admit ＆serious mistake＊ in investigation of spray dryer firm
The probe was led by ※dysfunctional§ leadership, resulting in false accusations being leveled at company executives, a report released Thursday showed.
Hirohide Mori (left), head of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office's public security division, and Tetsuro Kamata, deputy superintendent-general of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, bow toward former Ohkawara Kakohki executive Junji Shimada (second from right) and company President Masaaki Okawara on Friday in Yokohama.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2025
Police and prosecutors apologize to Ohkawara Kakohki after illegal probe
The company＊s president underlined the need to fully examine the case that hit his company and make sure that similar incidents never happen again.
Ohkawara Kakohki President Masaaki Okawara (center, left) and the eldest son (center, right) of Shizuo Aishima, a late former adviser to Ohkawara Kakohki, head to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Monday in the capital's Chiyoda Ward.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2025
Central and Tokyo governments won＊t appeal ruling in Ohkawara case
The ruling, which also ordered the governments to pay a total of ?166 million in damages, is set to become final Thursday.
Ohkawara Kakohki President Masaaki Okawara (right) and the eldest son of late Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to Ohkawara Kakohki, in Tokyo on Monday
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2025
Ohkawara president asks Tokyo police not to appeal damages suit ruling
Masaaki Okawara?was arrested in 2020 for allegedly exporting a spray dryer that could be repurposed for weapons production, but indictments were withdrawn the following year.
Ohkawara Kakohki CEO Masaaki Okawara (third from left) holds a sign saying "Complete victory" in Tokyo on Wednesday after the Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling ordering the government to pay damages over investigations into a case against him and the company.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2025
Central and Tokyo governments ordered to compensate over probe
The case related to spray-dryer-maker Ohkawara Kakohki and allegations of an illegal export.
Shizuo Aishima's son next to a photo of his father in March. Aishima was one of the executives of spray-dryer Ohkawara Kakohki arrested on charges of illegal exporting in 2020. The charges were later dropped by prosecutors.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2024
Ohkawara investigators referred to prosecutors over falsified documents
Executives at Ohkawara Kakohki were arrested in 2020 on suspicion of illegally exporting chemical machinery, but the charges were later dropped.
Hideko Hakamata (left), the older sister of ex-boxer Iwao Hakamata, and Hideyo Ogawa, an attorney on his defense team, speak at a news conference on Tuesday in the city of Shizuoka, following prosecutors' decision not to file an appeal against the Shizuoka District Court's not-guilty verdict in a retrial of a 1966 murder case against Iwao Hakamata.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2024
Japan＊s ＆hostage justice＊ system breeds false convictions, groups say
False convictions will continue to occur unless the system of extracting confessions through prolonged, harsh interrogations is eliminated, human rights groups say.
Shizuo Aishima's son speaks to reporters next to a photo of his father in Tokyo on Thursday.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2024
Ohkawara execs to file criminal complaint against Tokyo police
The complainant＊s lawyer said that the execs hope to kick-start an internal investigation into the department＊s misconduct.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2024
Japan＊s ＆hostage justice system＊ faces renewed scrutiny
The long-criticized system has come under the spotlight as executives wrongly accused of a crime continue their legal battle.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2024
Authorities challenge ruling over machinery export probe
A Dec. 27 Tokyo District Court ruling determined that the arrests of three people in the case lacked reasonable grounds.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2023
Tokyo court rules executives of spray dryer firm were wrongly indicted
The case involving Ohkawara Kakohki, a Yokohama-based manufacturer, has once again highlighted problems in the nation＊s criminal justice system.
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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