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Sister of Iwao Hakamata in Rome

Hideko Hakamata, 92, (R), older sister of Iwao Hakamata, prepares to attend the closing ceremony of an international conference on peace in Rome on Oct. 28, 2025. Iwao Hakamata was acquitted in 2024 in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Sister of Iwao Hakamata in Rome

Hideko Hakamata, 92, (R), older sister of Iwao Hakamata, prepares to attend the closing ceremony of an international conference on peace in Rome on Oct. 28, 2025. Iwao Hakamata was acquitted in 2024 in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Man acquitted of 1966 murder case files damages suit

SHIZUOKA, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, a former death-row inmate acquitted in a 2024 retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder, head for the Shizuoka District Court in the central Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, to file damages lawsuit against the state and Shizuoka Prefecture over fabricated evidence. The filing was performed by his lawyers as he has difficulty communicating due to post-incarceration syndrome. (Kyodo)

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Man acquitted of 1966 murder case files damages suit

Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, a former death-row inmate acquitted in a 2024 retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder, head for the Shizuoka District Court in the central Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, to file damages lawsuit against the state and Shizuoka Prefecture over fabricated evidence. The filing was performed by his lawyers as he has difficulty communicating due to post-incarceration syndrome.

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Man acquitted of 1966 murder case files damages suit

Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, a former death-row inmate acquitted in a 2024 retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder, head for the Shizuoka District Court in the central Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, to file damages lawsuit against the state and Shizuoka Prefecture over fabricated evidence. The filing was performed by his lawyers as he has difficulty communicating due to post-incarceration syndrome.

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Antique Classic Car and Sports Car Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2025 - A 1966 Ford Bronco car showcased at the Antique Classic Car and Sports Car Show in Shanghai, China on October 4, 2025.

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Antique Classic Car and Sports Car Show in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2025 - A 1966 Ford Bronco car showcased at the Antique Classic Car and Sports Car Show in Shanghai, China on October 4, 2025.

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Moyers Holds Note Following LBJ Surgery

White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers holds a note written by fUnited States President Lyndon B Johnson as he awoke from anesthesia following his throat and abdominal surgery on November 16, 1966 in Washington, DC. The lightly written note to the doctors asked them to “tell me something, thank you.’” The polyp that was removed from the President’s vocal cord was benign. Photo by Benjamin E. "Gene" Forte / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

POLYNESIE FRANCAISE. VUE AERIENNE DE L'ATOLL DE TETIAROA. SAUVAGE ET AUTHENTIQUE, A SEULEMENT 40 KM AU NORD-EST DE L'ILE DE TAHITI. DIVISE EN TREIZE MOTUS (PETITS ILOTS), LES FAMILLES ROYALES TAHITIENNES Y VENAIENT TROUVER REFUGE. SUBJUGUE PAR LE MODE DE VIE POLYNESIEN, APRES LE TOURNAGE DU FILM DES REVOLTES DU BOUNTY, LE CELEBRE ACTEUR AMERICAIN MARLON BRANDO ACQUIERT L'ATOLL EN 1966, AU TERME DE NEGOCIATIONS COMPLIQUEES. LOIN D'HOLLYWOOD, IL S?Y INSTALLE DE 1970 A 1990, AVEC TARITA SA COMPAGNE POLYNESIENNE, ET PASSE PLUSIEURS MOIS PAR AN SUR SON PETIT BOUT DE PARADIS DANS LE PLUS GRAND DENUEMENT. EN 1999, IL REFLECHIT AVEC RICHARD BAILEY, GRANDE FIGURE DE L?HOTELLERIE DE LUXE, AU FUTUR DU PETIT ECOLODGE, DU LAGON ET AUX MOYENS DE FAIRE DE TETIAROA UN CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET D?EDUCATION A LA PROTECTION DE L?ENVIRONNEMENT. A LA MORT DE BRANDO, EN 2004, LE PROJET SUIT SON COURS, RESPECTANT LA VOLONTE ET L?ENGAGEMENT DE L?ACTEUR. DIX ANS PLUS TARD, THE BRANDO OUVRE SUR LE MOTU ONETAHI : LE RESORT EST UN MODELE D

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

POLYNESIE FRANCAISE. VUE AERIENNE DE L'ATOLL DE TETIAROA. SAUVAGE ET AUTHENTIQUE, A SEULEMENT 40 KM AU NORD-EST DE L'ILE DE TAHITI. DIVISE EN TREIZE MOTUS (PETITS ILOTS), LES FAMILLES ROYALES TAHITIENNES Y VENAIENT TROUVER REFUGE. SUBJUGUE PAR LE MODE DE VIE POLYNESIEN, APRES LE TOURNAGE DU FILM DES REVOLTES DU BOUNTY, LE CELEBRE ACTEUR AMERICAIN MARLON BRANDO ACQUIERT L'ATOLL EN 1966, AU TERME DE NEGOCIATIONS COMPLIQUEES. LOIN D'HOLLYWOOD, IL S?Y INSTALLE DE 1970 A 1990, AVEC TARITA SA COMPAGNE POLYNESIENNE, ET PASSE PLUSIEURS MOIS PAR AN SUR SON PETIT BOUT DE PARADIS DANS LE PLUS GRAND DENUEMENT. EN 1999, IL REFLECHIT AVEC RICHARD BAILEY, GRANDE FIGURE DE L?HOTELLERIE DE LUXE, AU FUTUR DU PETIT ECOLODGE, DU LAGON ET AUX MOYENS DE FAIRE DE TETIAROA UN CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET D?EDUCATION A LA PROTECTION DE L?ENVIRONNEMENT. A LA MORT DE BRANDO, EN 2004, LE PROJET SUIT SON COURS, RESPECTANT LA VOLONTE ET L?ENGAGEMENT DE L?ACTEUR. DIX ANS PLUS TARD, THE BRANDO OUVRE SUR LE MOTU ONETAHI : LE RESORT EST UN MODELE D

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis meets with Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese in a private audience at the Vatican on November 30, 2016. Scorsese is in Rome to present his new film 'Silence'. The movie, adapted from the 1966 novel by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo is about the persecution of a group of Jesuits in 17th-century Japan. The pope and Scorsese discussed the film and the mission of the Jesuits, the religious order Francis belongs to. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Hakamata appears in public

SHIZUOKA, Japan, Oct. 14 Kyodo - Iwao Hakamata, 88, receives flower bouquets during a meeting with his supporters in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2024. His recent acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case was finalized on Oct. 9. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders finalized

SHIZUOKA, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Shizuoka prefectural police chief Takayoshi Tsuda speaks to reporters at the prefectural police headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 9, 2024, after it was announced the previous day that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of Iwao Hakamata, 88, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death. (Kyodo)

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Documentary film on Iwao Hakamata

Hideko Hakamata (L) appears on the stage of a movie house in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2024, as a documentary film on her 88-year-old brother, Iwao Hakamata, is released the same day, depicting his life through the recent acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case in Shizuoka Prefecture for which he had been sentenced to death. Standing by Hideko is Chiaki Kasai, who directed the film.

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Documentary film on Iwao Hakamata

Hideko Hakamata (L) appears on the stage of a movie house in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2024, as a documentary film on her 88-year-old brother, Iwao Hakamata, is released the same day, depicting his life through the recent acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case in Shizuoka Prefecture for which he had been sentenced to death. Standing by Hideko is Chiaki Kasai, who directed the film.

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Hakamata appears in public

Iwao Hakamata, 88, receives flower bouquets during a meeting with his supporters in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2024. His recent acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case was finalized on Oct. 9.

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Hakamata appears in public

Iwao Hakamata (L), 88, waves to his supporters during a meeting in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2024. His recent acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case was finalized on Oct. 9.

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Hakamata speaks in public

Iwao Hakamata, 88, speaks during a meeting with his supporters in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2024, marking the first time he has spoken in public after his recent acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case was finalized on Oct. 9.

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Hakamata speaks in public

Iwao Hakamata, 88, speaks during a meeting with his supporters in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2024, marking the first time he has spoken in public after his recent acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case was finalized on Oct. 9.

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Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders finalized

Shizuoka prefectural police chief Takayoshi Tsuda (far R) speaks to reporters at the prefectural police headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 9, 2024, after it was announced the previous day that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of Iwao Hakamata, 88, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death.

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Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders finalized

Shizuoka prefectural police chief Takayoshi Tsuda speaks to reporters at the prefectural police headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 9, 2024, after it was announced the previous day that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of Iwao Hakamata, 88, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death.

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Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders finalized

Shizuoka prefectural police chief Takayoshi Tsuda speaks to reporters at the prefectural police headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 9, 2024, after it was announced the previous day that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of Iwao Hakamata, 88, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death.

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Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders to be finalized

Hideko Hakamata speaks during a press conference in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 8, 2024, after it was announced that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of her 88-year-old brother, Iwao Hakamata, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death.

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Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders to be finalized

Hideko Hakamata smiles during a press conference in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 8, 2024, after it was announced that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of her 88-year-old brother, Iwao Hakamata, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death.

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Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders to be finalized

Hideko Hakamata smiles during a press conference in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 8, 2024, after it was announced that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of her 88-year-old brother, Iwao Hakamata, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death.

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[Breaking News]Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

SHIZUOKA, Japan, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Hideko Hakamata smiles in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted her brother Iwao in a retrial decades after the 88-year-old former professional boxer was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case. (Kyodo)

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Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Hideko Hakamata (2nd from R) stands in front of reporters after the Shizuoka District Court in Shizuoka, central Japan, acquitted her brother Iwao on Sept. 26, 2024, in a retrial decades after the 88-year-old former professional boxer was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Hideko Hakamata smiles in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted her brother Iwao in a retrial decades after the 88-year-old former professional boxer was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Hideko Hakamata smiles during a press conference in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted her brother Iwao in a retrial decades after the 88-year-old former professional boxer was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Hideko Hakamata (C) smiles in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted her brother Iwao in a retrial decades after the 88-year-old former professional boxer was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Hideko Hakamata (facing camera) hugs a supporter of her brother Iwao in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted the 88-year-old former professional boxer in a retrial decades after he was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Hideko Hakamata (2nd from L) smiles in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted her brother Iwao in a retrial decades after the 88-year-old former professional boxer was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Hideko Hakamata addresses supporters of her brother Iwao in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted the 88-year-old former professional boxer in a retrial decades after he was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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CORRECTED: Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Iwao Hakamata leaves home for his daily stroll on Sept. 26, 2024, in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. The Shizuoka District Court acquitted the 88-year-old former professional boxer the same day in a retrial decades after he was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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CORRECTED: Japan court acquits man in 1966 murder retrial

Supporters of Iwao Hakamata celebrate on Sept. 26, 2024, in Shizuoka, central Japan, after the Shizuoka District Court acquitted the 88-year-old former professional boxer in a retrial decades after he was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case.

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CORRECTED: Retrial of man over 1966 quadruple murder

Supporters of Iwao Hakamata, who was sentenced to death for a 1966 quadruple murder but released in 2014 under a district court ruling after 48 years in detention, hold a rally in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, ahead of the ruling in the former professional boxer's retrial at the Shizuoka District Court.

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CORRECTED: Retrial of man over 1966 quadruple murder

Supporters of Iwao Hakamata, who was sentenced to death for a 1966 quadruple murder but released in 2014 under a district court ruling after 48 years in detention, hold a rally in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, ahead of the ruling in the former professional boxer's retrial at the Shizuoka District Court.

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Nankai Hawks pitcher Masanori Murakami

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - Nankai Hawks pitcher Masanori Murakami (front) stretches his arm with the help of teammate Chikara Morinaka at a playfield in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 1966. (Kyodo)

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