High court slashes damages owed by Osaka governor over 2007 remarks

High court slashes damages owed by Osaka governor over 2007 remarks

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto answers questions from reporters in Osaka on July 2 after the Hiroshima High Court more than halved to 3.6 million yen the compensation owed by Hashimoto to four lawyers over remarks he made in 2007 about their tactics in defending a man convicted of murder.

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