Top court rejects petition to reopen 1986 murder case

FUKUI, Japan - Shoji Maekawa meets with reporters in the central Japan city of Fukui on Dec. 12, 2014, after the Supreme Court turned down his petition for a retrial over the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, for which he served a seven-year prison term. He said he will continue appealing his innocence. (Kyodo)

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