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IWAO HAKAMADA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2014
Sister's long years of support finally pay off
Hideko Hakamada, the 81-year-old sister of Iwao Hakamada, who was on death row more than three decades after he was convicted of murdering a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture, expressed delight Thursday after learning he was being freed while his case is re-examined.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2014
Amnesty International slams Japan's 'secrecy' on death penalty
Human rights group Amnesty International criticized Japan on Thursday for its continued used of the death penalty and the "secrecy" surrounding the execution process.

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