THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 21, 2023 at 14:23 JST
Hideyo Ogawa, right, fights back tears at a news conference in Tokyo on March 20 alongside Katsuhiko Nishijima, the head of the legal team for Iwao Hakamada. (Takashi Endo)
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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