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IWAO HAKAMADA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2019
Pope and ex-death row inmate Iwao Hakamada could meet during Japan visit in signal on capital punishment
Expectations are growing that Pope Francis will meet with an 83-year-old man whose death sentence was recently suspended after a 48-year stint on death row, to send a clear signal about his opposition to capital punishment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2019
Pope may meet Japanese man seeking retrial over death sentence
Pope Francis may meet Iwao Hakamada, who is seeking a retrial for his conviction in a 1966 quadruple homicide, during his visit to Japan in late November.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2019
Story of Iwao Hakamada, boxer who spent 48 years on death row, to become manga series
The story of Iwao Hakamada, a former professional boxer and death-row inmate, 82, who continues to battle to clear his name over a 1966 quadruple murder, will be adapted into a manga series, supporters of the convict announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2018
Iwao Hakamada, convicted of a quadruple murder in 1966, files appeal with Japan's top court to seek retrial
A man convicted in a 1966 quadruple murder case filed an appeal Monday with the Supreme Court to seek a retrial, his lawyers said, even though he was freed in 2014 after spending nearly half a century on death row.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018
High court rejects decision to reopen 1966 Hakamada quadruple murder case
The Tokyo High Court on Monday overturned the Shizuoka District Court's decision to reopen the 1966 murder case involving former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, who was convicted of killing four people, despite recent DNA evidence that undermined his prosecution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 24, 2018
Once falsely convicted in Japan, rarely exonerated
A lot of eating goes on in the new documentary "Gokutomo" ("Friends in Prison"), which is about five men, all convicted of murder, who spent many years in prison. Watching one of them casually buy a sweet bean bun at a convenience store, you realize that, as an indulgence, food can be the most obvious marker of freedom. Locked up for decades for crimes they say they didn't commit, these men appreciate the relative luxury of being able to eat any time they want to.
EDITORIALS
Oct 6, 2017
Give ex-death row inmate the retrial he deserves
Having spent 48 years in prison for a crime he likely didn't commit, 81-year-old Iwao Hakamada deserves a timely retrial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2016
Travesty of justice: legal reform unlikely despite erroneous convictions
Two elderly men fighting for decades to clear their names are poised to receive high-profile retrials in 2016 and yet their ordeals are unlikely to trigger wide-ranging reform to the country's justice system, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 17, 2015
Documentary examines death-row inmate's new life after 48-year wait for hangman
A new documentary movie portrays the new daily ordeal of a man who lived for almost half a century in solitary confinement and in fear of the gallows.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2015
High court to verify DNA test in Hakamada murder case
A Japanese high court plans to conduct an experiment to see if it is possible to replicate DNA test results that were the basis of a lower court's decision to reopen a 1966 murder case and free Iwao Hakamada, who spent decades on death row, his defense team said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 5, 2015
Amnesty hopes Hakamada's release will spur death penalty reform in Japan
A prominent human rights group hopes the decision to release the world's longest serving death row inmate will spur greater debate in Japan about capital punishment and spur domestic reforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2014
Prosecutors concealed evidence that could have cleared Hakamada, lawyers allege
Iwao Hakamada spent more than 40 years on death row, a fate that might have been avoided if prosecutors had not concealed key evidence, his lawyers allege.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2014
Man who killed three, including kids, hanged
A 68-year-old death row inmate is hanged for killing three people seven years ago, including children, despite growing unease about capital punishment.
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
MORE SPORTS
Apr 7, 2014
Inoue captures world title in sixth pro bout
Phenom Naoya Inoue, nicknamed "the Monster" for his unparalleled talent and considered the next big thing in Japanese professional boxing, took his first step toward greatness on Sunday night.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 6, 2014
Light flyweight Inoue captures world title in sixth pro bout
Phenom Naoya Inoue, nicknamed "the Monster" for his unparalleled talent and considered the next big thing in Japanese professional boxing, took his first step toward greatness on Sunday night.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2014
Epic miscarriage of justice
The prosecution should accept the Shizuoka District Court's decision to reopen the murder case of Iwao Hakamada.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2014
Hakamada fends off prosecutors
The Tokyo High Court on Friday rejected an appeal by Shizuoka prosecutors seeking to overturn a district court’s decision to release Iwao Hakamada, who until Thursday had been the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner.
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.

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