National Nov 18, 2013
New evidence emerges in 1966 murder case: lawyers
Evidence emerges in a 1966 quadruple-murder case that suggests the man who was convicted and sent to death row may have been wrongfully accused.
National Sep 28, 2013
Exhibit highlights plight of death-row inmates
by Tomohiro Osaki
A two-day exhibition showcasing an array of paintings by death-row inmates kicked off Saturday in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. Organized by Amnesty International, the display is an attempt to draw public attention to the veiled agony of prisoners awaiting execution and who the human rights ...
National Jul 4, 2013
Top court firm: Condemned cultists to appear
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Tokyo prosecutors against a district court’s decision to summon three condemned prisoners to testify in the trial of a former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive, court officials said. The top court called the appeal illegitimate, saying the prosecutors ...
National Jun 18, 2013
Aum death-row trio to take stand in fugitive's trial
Three Aum Shinrikyo members on death row are to be questioned in open court in the trial of Makoto Hirata, who is accused of helping to kidnap a notary public who was later killed by the doomsday cult.