High court upholds life sentence for killer of lawmaker

High court upholds life sentence for killer of lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Natasha Ishii (L) and her daughter Tanya speak to reporters in Tokyo on June 30 after the Tokyo High Court rejected an appeal of a life prison sentence by Hakusui Ito, who was convicted of the October 2002 murder of her husband Koki Ishii, an opposition lawmaker.

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