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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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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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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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Delhi Reports First Japanese Encephalitis Case In 13 Years
The Municipal Health Department on Thursday reported the first case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) -- viral brain infection that can lead to serious illness and death -- in the national capital after 13 long years.
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Delhi Reports 'Isolated' Case Of Japanese Encephalitis: Key Facts And Prevention Tips
Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a viral infection caused by the Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV), which mainly affects the brain.
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PS Plus Monthly Games for November Include Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Death Note Killer Within
The PlayStation Plus monthly games for November have been revealed. This month, Sony is adding arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged, supernatural action-adventure title Ghostwire: Tokyo and online social deduction title Death Note Killer Within to its game subscription service.
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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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10-Year-Old Japanese Schoolboy Stabbed To Death In China
A child enrolled in a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen has died after being stabbed on Wednesday, officials confirmed on Thursday, the second such attack near Japanese educational centres in China in recent months.
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How World War II Japanese Flag Returned Home After 80 Years
Scott Stein had always admired the Japanese flag that hung in his grandfather's den on Long Island, New York. Passed down after Bernard Stein's death, the flag was a remnant of World War II, brought home as a war trophy by his grandfather.
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116-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer To Be Named World's Oldest Person
A 116-year-old Japanese woman who used to be a mountaineer is set to be named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, a research group said on Wednesday, following the death of a 117-year-old Spanish woman earlier this week.
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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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'Sudden Death' Of Quantum Fluctuations Sparks Superconductor Mystery
Physicists from Princeton have identified a sudden shift in quantum behavior during experiments with a three-atom-thin insulator, demonstrating its ability to transition effortlessly into a superconductor.
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Japan Man Gets Death Sentence For Killing 36 In Anime Studio Fire
A Japanese man was convicted and sentenced to death on Thursday for the arson and killing of 36 people at famed anime studio Kyoto Animation in 2019, public broadcaster NHK said.
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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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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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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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Delhi Reports First Japanese Encephalitis Case In 13 Years
The Municipal Health Department on Thursday reported the first case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) -- viral brain infection that can lead to serious illness and death -- in the national capital after 13 long years.
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Delhi Reports 'Isolated' Case Of Japanese Encephalitis: Key Facts And Prevention Tips
Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a viral infection caused by the Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV), which mainly affects the brain.
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PS Plus Monthly Games for November Include Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Death Note Killer Within
The PlayStation Plus monthly games for November have been revealed. This month, Sony is adding arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged, supernatural action-adventure title Ghostwire: Tokyo and online social deduction title Death Note Killer Within to its game subscription service.
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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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10-Year-Old Japanese Schoolboy Stabbed To Death In China
A child enrolled in a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen has died after being stabbed on Wednesday, officials confirmed on Thursday, the second such attack near Japanese educational centres in China in recent months.
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How World War II Japanese Flag Returned Home After 80 Years
Scott Stein had always admired the Japanese flag that hung in his grandfather's den on Long Island, New York. Passed down after Bernard Stein's death, the flag was a remnant of World War II, brought home as a war trophy by his grandfather.
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116-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer To Be Named World's Oldest Person
A 116-year-old Japanese woman who used to be a mountaineer is set to be named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, a research group said on Wednesday, following the death of a 117-year-old Spanish woman earlier this week.
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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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'Sudden Death' Of Quantum Fluctuations Sparks Superconductor Mystery
Physicists from Princeton have identified a sudden shift in quantum behavior during experiments with a three-atom-thin insulator, demonstrating its ability to transition effortlessly into a superconductor.
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Japan Man Gets Death Sentence For Killing 36 In Anime Studio Fire
A Japanese man was convicted and sentenced to death on Thursday for the arson and killing of 36 people at famed anime studio Kyoto Animation in 2019, public broadcaster NHK said.
