National / Crime & Legal Jul 10, 2023
Shizuoka prosecutors to push for guilty verdict in Hakamata retrial
by Kanako Takahara
Prosecutors have said they plan to argue that the March retrial decision by the Tokyo High Court was “groundless.”
National / Crime & Legal Jul 8, 2023
Prosecutors to seek conviction at retrial of Iwao Hakamata over 1966 murder
The move comes despite the prosecutors' decision not to appeal a high court order in March that granted a retrial, laying the ground for his exoneration.
World Jun 17, 2023
Militants kill 37 and abduct six others in attack at Ugandan school
The assailants, numbering about five, burnt down a dormitory and looted food, police and the military said.
National / Crime & Legal May 26, 2023
Man arrested after killings of police officers and others in Nagano Prefecture
by Kanako Takahara
Masanori Aoki, the eldest son of a local politician, has been arrested over the murder of one of two police officers.
National / Crime & Legal May 25, 2023
Three killed, one injured after apparent shooting and stabbing in Nagano
by Kanako Takahara
People in the area have been asked to remain indoors. According to police sources a male suspect was wearing camouflage clothing, a cap, sunglasses and a mask.
World May 8, 2023
Texas mass shooting’s bloody images add to fervor in gun debate
by Kevin Crowley and Ian Fisher
Another mass shooting, but this time something is different: Exceedingly graphic images of bloodied and disfigured victims circulated widely on social media.
World Mar 28, 2023
Female shooter kills six at Nashville elementary school, U.S. police say
by Cailley Lapara and Anna Kaiser
The alleged shooter, who was killed by police, was a 28-year-old white woman from Nashville who is believed to be a former student at the Covenant School, Metro Nashville Police said.
National / Crime & Legal | FOCUS Mar 24, 2023
Iwao Hakamata: The former pro-boxer fighting for exoneration, with help from his sister
by Kanako Takahara
The day of his arrest forever changed the course of Hakamata's life, but it was also the beginning of a long, drawn out fight for exoneration.
National / Crime & Legal Mar 20, 2023
Tokyo prosecutors decide not to appeal Iwao Hakamata retrial decision
by Kanako Takahara
The case will now be sent to the Shizuoka District Court, with a high possibility that Hakamata will be exonerated over murders in 1966.
National Mar 20, 2023
Japan marks 28 years since Aum cult's sarin attack on Tokyo subway
One of Aum's successor groups was hit with a six-month ban on the use of 13 of its roughly 20 facilities nationwide and on receiving donations after it failed to fully report its activities.
National / Crime & Legal Mar 13, 2023
Tokyo High Court orders retrial in 1966 Iwao Hakamata murder case
by Kanako Takahara
After nearly six decades, 10 court decisions and more than 30 years on death row, the court on Monday ordered a retrial for the 87-year-old convicted murderer and former pro-boxer.
Asia Pacific Mar 5, 2023
A massacre that rippled through generations in Thailand
by Ryn Jirenuwat and Sui-lee Wee
A former police officer in rural Thailand shot and stabbed more than two dozen children in their preschool in October, the worst mass shooting by a lone attacker in Thailand’s history.