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Judge sacked over juvenile prostitution

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Muraki, a Tokyo High Court judge convicted of paying for sex with teenagers, arrived at the Diet's Judges Impeachment Court on Nov. 28, 2001. ''We have no choice but to dismiss him in order to restore public trust in the judiciary,'' said court President Nobuyuki Hanashi in delivering a verdict.

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Japan's new justice minister Saito

Japan's new Justice Minister Ken Saito speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on the evening of Nov. 11, 2022. His predecessor Yasuhiro Hanashi was dismissed earlier in the day after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's new justice minister Saito

Japan's new Justice Minister Ken Saito speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on the evening of Nov. 11, 2022. His predecessor Yasuhiro Hanashi was dismissed earlier in the day after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi speaks to reporters after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022. Hanashi came under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) speaks to reporters after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022. Hanashi came under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, to submit a letter of resignation after coming under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, as he dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, to submit a letter of resignation after coming under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, as he dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (R, front) apologizes during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, over recent remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing the execution of death-row inmates. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can be seen to the left.

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Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi apologizes during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, over recent remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing the execution of death-row inmates.

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Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2022, to explain his recent remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing death-row inmate executions.

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Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2022, to explain his recent remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing death-row inmate executions.

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Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi apologizes at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2022, for his recent remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing death-row inmate executions.

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Japan justice minister under fire for gaffe over death penalty

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi apologizes at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2022, for his recent remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing death-row inmate executions.

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Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Newly appointed Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi attends a press conference in Tokyo after a Cabinet reshuffle on Aug. 10, 2022.

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Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

Japan's new Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (R) attends an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet. Kishida can be seen in the center. (Pool photo)

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Judge sacked over juvenile prostitution

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Muraki, a Tokyo High Court judge convicted of paying for sex with teenagers, arrived at the Diet's Judges Impeachment Court on Nov. 28, 2001. ''We have no choice but to dismiss him in order to restore public trust in the judiciary,'' said court President Nobuyuki Hanashi in delivering a verdict.

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Shigenobu pictured in Beirut

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Beirut in 1981 shows Fusako Shigenobu, founder of the Japanese Red Army, who was arrested in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 8. One of a handful of high-profile Japanese leftists who had been at large for decades, Shigenobu, 55, is suspected of seizing the French Embassy in The Hague on Sept. 13, 1974, with two other members of the Lebanon-based guerrilla group she formed in early 1970s. The photo was provided by ''Hanashi-no-Tokushu'' publishing company.