THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 21, 2023 at 14:23 JST
Iwao Hakamada, right, goes on an outing in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, with a supporter. (Provided by group supporting Iwao Hakamada)
Tears of joy were shed by lawyers and supporters of Iwao Hakamada on March 20 after they learned prosecutors would not file a special appeal of a high court ruling calling for his retrial. [Read More]
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