Japan Deaths

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  'No Warning': The Death Penalty In Japan

  Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation.

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  Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case

  The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.

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  Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million

  A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.

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  Death In A Plastic Bag: Why Japan Has No Public Dustbins

  For a first-time visitor to Japan, the lack of public dustbins is the biggest shock. Blame a subway attack by a doomsday cult on March 20, 1995

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  Japanese Man Freezes To Death After Partner Traps Him Naked on Balcony: Cops

  A Japanese woman was arrested for allegedly locking her naked partner on their balcony for the night, leading to his death from cold, police said Friday.

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  Acquitted Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Million From Japan

  Iwao Hakamada, 88, was declared innocent last year of a 1966 quadruple murder for which he spent over four decades in confinement, mostly on death row.

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  Japan's 'Black Widow' Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies

  A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78.

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  Schoolgirl Stabbed To Death At McDonald's In Japan: Local Media

  A junior high school student was stabbed to death and another wounded Saturday night by an unknown assailant at a McDonald's restaurant in southwestern Japan, local media reported.

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  Japan To Prosecute Dead Teen Whose Suicide Attempt Killed A Woman, Move Sparks Debate

  Many argued that pursuing charges against the dead teenager is unnecessary and a misallocation of resources, as it serves no practical purpose.

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  Japanese Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders After 45 Years On Death Row

  A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family's search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.

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  Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man

  A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter.

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  Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported

  One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.

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  Mpox Death Count Crosses 570 As Congo Awaits Vaccines

  Mpox cases and deaths are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the central African country awaits vaccines from the United States and Japan, the health minister said on Monday.

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  Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

  Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday sought the death penalty in the retrial of a man reputed to have been the world's longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported.

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  Oil Prices Rise Amid Political Uncertainty After Iran President's Death

  Oil prices extended gains on Monday amid political uncertainty in major producing countries after Iran's president died in a helicopter crash and Saudi Arabia's crown prince cancelled a trip to Japan, citing issues with the king's health.