THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 24, 2020 at 17:45 JST
Hideko Hakamada holds a news conference in Shizuoka city on Dec. 23 after she learned of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of her brother, Iwao. (Kazutaka Toda)
It was a moment that Iwao Hakamada had long been waiting for. But at 84 years old and with psychological problems developed during decades on death row, he could not grasp its significance. [Read More]
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