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Freed man swears innocence in girl's fire death as retrial begins

OSAKA, April 28 Kyodo - Tatsuhiro Boku (L), who served more than 20 years of a life term over an 11-year-old girl's death in a 1995 house fire, heads to the Osaka District Court with his lawyers on April 28, 2016, for a retrial to exonerate him. Boku later declared his innocence, and the court is expected to pronounce Boku not guilty in early August.

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Korean writer Chong surprises theater world once again

SEOUL, South Korea - Playwright Chong Wishing talks about his recent theatrical piece starring Japanese and South Korean actors at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 2, 2013. The play, titled "Boku ni Honoo no Sensha wo" (Bring Me My Chariot of Fire), received a standing ovation in Seoul earlier this year after successful showings in Tokyo and Osaka last year.

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Nara craftspeople struggle to boost 'sumi' ink industry

NARA, Japan - Eiji Matsuda, a Japanese ''sumi'' black ink craftsman, sits near a box containing blocks of solidified sumi ink for sale at the workplace of Boku-undo Co. in the city of Nara on March 17.

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Japanese film director Masayuki Suo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Masayuki Suo (L), actor Ryo Kase (2nd from L), actress Asaka Seto (2nd from R) and actor Koji Yakusho, pose for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo's Marunouchi district to promote the film ''I Just Didn't Do It'' (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai). The film takes a critical look at how Japanese courts deal with the societal problem of ''chikan,'' or men who use the anonymity of crowded trains to grope women. The photo was taken on Oct. 18, 2006. (Kyodo).

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Nara craftspeople struggle to boost 'sumi' ink industry

NARA, Japan - Eiji Matsuda, a Japanese ''sumi'' black ink craftsman, sits near a box containing blocks of solidified sumi ink for sale at the workplace of Boku-undo Co. in the city of Nara on March 17. (Kyodo)

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Freed man swears innocence in girl's fire death as retrial begins

File photo taken Oct. 26, 2015, shows Tatsuhiro Boku (R) embracing his mother in Osaka, after being released from prison, where Boku and his de facto wife Keiko Aoki were serving life sentences for allegedly lighting a fire that killed Aoki's 11-year-old daughter in Osaka in 1995. Boku declared his innocence as a retrial to exonerate him began in the Osaka District Court on April 28, 2016. The court is expected to pronounce both Boku and Aoki not guilty in early August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released mother visits daughter's grave

Keiko Aoki visits the grave of her daughter Megumi in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 27, 2015. Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Megumi for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released mother visits daughter's grave

Keiko Aoki visits the grave of her daughter Megumi in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 27, 2015. Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Megumi for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released mother visits daughter's grave

Keiko Aoki visits the grave of her daughter Megumi in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 27, 2015. Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Megumi for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Released couple reunited with families for 1st time in 20 yrs

Photo taken Oct. 27, 2015, shows Keiko Aoki (R) visiting the grave of her daughter Megumi in the western Japan prefecture of Nara. Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Megumi for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Released couple reunited with families for 1st time in 20 yrs

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2015, shows Tatsuhiro Boku reunited with his sister (L) and his mother in Osaka, following his release from prison. Boku and his de facto wife Keiko Aoki had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Aoki's 11-year-old daughter for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Couple freed as court orders 1995 arson-murder case reopened

Tatsuhiro Boku is released from prison in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2015. The Osaka High Court ordered the release of the 49-year-old man and his de facto wife, 51, following a decision to reopen their arson-murder case. The two were in separate prisons for about 20 years for lighting a fire that killed the woman's 11-year-old daughter in 1995. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court endorses retrial for 1995 arson-murder case

Combination photo shows Keiko Aoki (L) and her common-law husband Tatsuhiro Boku, both of whom are serving life sentences over an arson-murder case in Osaka in 1995. The Osaka High Court endorsed on Oct. 23, 2015, a lower court decision to grant a retrial to them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Released couple reunited with families for 1st time in 20 yrs

Lawyers for Keiko Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku arrive at the Osaka High Court on Oct. 23, 2015, before the court granted them a retrial over a 1995 arson-murder case, in which Aoki's daughter died. The couple had been serving a life sentence having been convicted of lighting a fire that killed the daughter, but the high court said the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry trees at Mukojima

Although not visible here, Sumida River is on the left. This is the view from Boku-tei (riverbank) facing upstream. There are many famous historical places at Mukojima such as Ushijima Shinto Shrine (also called Ushi-no-Gozen), Chomeiji Temple which is famous for its sakuramochi (cherry-flavoured rice cakes), Mokuboji Temple, site of Umewaka Mound, Kofukuji Temple with its statue of Hotei, and Mukojima Hyakkaen (Hundred Flower) Park. Yaomatsu Restaurant and the Kototoi Dumpling Shop opened here in the early Meiji Period. Mukojima was a popular among the cultural elite. Same as photograph #2654.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐4‐2]

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Cherry trees at Mukojima

The area across Sumida River from Asakusa is Mukojima. There is no official boundary, but area from Mokuboji Temple to Makura Bridge is referred to as Mukojima. The banks of Sumida River at Mukojima are called Sumida-tei or Boku-tei. Cherry trees were planted here during the Kyoho Period (1716-36) by the 8th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune, and saplings were planted from time to time thereafter. This area thus became the most popular place to enjoy cherry blossoms in Edo. Taken around 1898.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐40‐0]

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Woman, ex-partner acquitted at retrial over daughter's death in fire

Tatsuhiro Boku (far R) attends a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 10, 2016, after he was exonerated in a retrial over the 1995 death of the daughter of his former partner. Boku and the former partner, who was also acquitted, cleared their names after serving about 20 years of a life term for murder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman, ex-partner acquitted at retrial over daughter's death in fire

Tatsuhiro Boku walks towards the Osaka District Court on Aug. 10, 2016, ahead of the ruling in a retrial over the 1995 death of the 11-year-old daughter of his former partner in a fire. The court acquitted Boku, also separately acquitting his former partner Keiko Aoki, the same day after the two served about 20 years of a life term for murder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka woman acquitted at retrial over daughter's death in 1995 fire

Undated combined photo shows Keiko Aoki (L) and her former partner Tatsuhiro Boku. The Osaka District Court acquitted Aoki on Aug. 10, 2016, in a retrial over the 1995 death of her 11-year-old daughter in a fire, and is expected to also acquit Boku in the case later in the day, after the two served about 20 years of a life term for murder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo