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Japan prosecutor apologizes to man acquitted of 1966 murders

Hideo Yamada, chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office, bows in apology to Iwao Hakamata (2nd from R) and his sister Hideko (far R) during a visit to their home in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2024. Iwao Hakamata, 88, was acquitted in a retrial in September over a 1966 quadruple murder case, after spending more than four decades on death row. (Pool photo)

Japan prosecutor apologizes to man acquitted of 1966 murders

Hideko Hakamata speaks to the media after Hideo Yamada, chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office, apologized in person to her 88-year-old brother Iwao at their home in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2024. Iwao Hakamata was acquitted in a retrial in September over a 1966 quadruple murder case, after spending more than four decades on death row. (Pool photo)

Japan prosecutor apologizes to man acquitted of 1966 murders

Iwao Hakamata (R), 88, is pictured at his home in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2024. Hideo Yamada, chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office, visited and apologized the same day to Hakamata, who was acquitted in a retrial in September over a 1966 quadruple murder case, after spending more than four decades on death row. (Pool photo)

International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women

A cleaning worker is on the streets of the Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 25, 2024, which coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, aiming to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)

International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women

A cleaning worker is on the streets of the Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 25, 2024, which coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, aiming to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)