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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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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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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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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 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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Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch
Top five OTT releases of this week are Netflix's Maamla Legal Hai, Apple TV's Napoleon, Zee5's Sunflower Season 2 and Disney+ Hotstar's Shōgun. Ravi Kishan starrer Maamla Legal Hai is set in the District Court of Patparganj, where bizarre cases pop up. Joaquin Pheonix plays the eponymous French emperor and commander in Apple TV's Oscar-nominated b...
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Suspect In Bomb Attack On Japan PM Fumio Kishida Indicted For Attempted Murder
The incident came less than a year after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which traumatised the country.
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Japanese Man Gets 23 Years In Jail For Halloween Attack Dressed As 'Joker'
A Japanese court sentenced a man to 23 years in jail after finding him guilty of attempted murder and starting a fire on a train in Tokyo while dressed as comic book villain the Joker.
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Headless Body Of Man Found In Japan Hotel, Doctor And Family Arrested
A woman and her parents in Japan have been arrested on the suspicion of beheading a man at a "love hotel" three weeks ago.
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Appeal Found In Pack That Stopped Shinzo Abe Murder Hearing: Report
A suspicious package that prompted the cancellation of a hearing for the man accused of murdering former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe contained only a petition, and no explosives, local media said Tuesday.
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Hearing For Shinzo Abe Murder Suspect Cancelled Over Unsure Object: Report
A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said.
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Japan Prosecutors Indict Man For Murder Of Former PM Shinzo Abe
Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Yomiuri newspaper reported.
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Japan To Curb Donation Rules To Religious Groups After Shinzo Abe's Murder
The Japanese government will propose a new law to prevent harmfully large donations to religious groups, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, after Shinzo Abe's assassination.
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Japan To Probe Unification Church In Fresh Scrutiny After Shinzo Abe Murder
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered on Monday a government probe into the Unification Church, after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe renewed scrutiny of the sect.
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Japan Prepares To Bid Farewell To Shinzo Abe, Its Longest-Serving PM
Japan on Tuesday prepared to bid farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the country's longest-serving premier,
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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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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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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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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 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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Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch
Top five OTT releases of this week are Netflix's Maamla Legal Hai, Apple TV's Napoleon, Zee5's Sunflower Season 2 and Disney+ Hotstar's Shōgun. Ravi Kishan starrer Maamla Legal Hai is set in the District Court of Patparganj, where bizarre cases pop up. Joaquin Pheonix plays the eponymous French emperor and commander in Apple TV's Oscar-nominated b...
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Suspect In Bomb Attack On Japan PM Fumio Kishida Indicted For Attempted Murder
The incident came less than a year after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which traumatised the country.
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Japanese Man Gets 23 Years In Jail For Halloween Attack Dressed As 'Joker'
A Japanese court sentenced a man to 23 years in jail after finding him guilty of attempted murder and starting a fire on a train in Tokyo while dressed as comic book villain the Joker.
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Headless Body Of Man Found In Japan Hotel, Doctor And Family Arrested
A woman and her parents in Japan have been arrested on the suspicion of beheading a man at a "love hotel" three weeks ago.
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Appeal Found In Pack That Stopped Shinzo Abe Murder Hearing: Report
A suspicious package that prompted the cancellation of a hearing for the man accused of murdering former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe contained only a petition, and no explosives, local media said Tuesday.
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Hearing For Shinzo Abe Murder Suspect Cancelled Over Unsure Object: Report
A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said.
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Japan Prosecutors Indict Man For Murder Of Former PM Shinzo Abe
Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Yomiuri newspaper reported.
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Japan To Curb Donation Rules To Religious Groups After Shinzo Abe's Murder
The Japanese government will propose a new law to prevent harmfully large donations to religious groups, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, after Shinzo Abe's assassination.
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Japan To Probe Unification Church In Fresh Scrutiny After Shinzo Abe Murder
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered on Monday a government probe into the Unification Church, after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe renewed scrutiny of the sect.
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Japan Prepares To Bid Farewell To Shinzo Abe, Its Longest-Serving PM
Japan on Tuesday prepared to bid farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the country's longest-serving premier,
