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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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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

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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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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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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Japanese novelist Kawabata

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata (L) attends a party with his wife Hideko on Nov. 29, 1968.

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Japanese novelist Kawabata

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata (top) boards a plane with his wife Hideko at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 3, 1968, heading for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the first Japanese author to receive the award.

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Ex-death row inmate urges end to death penalty in Japan

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Iwao Hakamada, a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, seeks an end to Japan's death penalty during an event in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014, as his elder sister Hideko looks on.

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Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

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Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

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Centennial of birth of gold-medal swimmer Maehata

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Masaomi Hyodo (far L), a son of legendary Olympic gold-medal swimmer Hideko Maehata, sees some 50 exhibits of his mother during a centennial ceremony of her birth at a gymnasium in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 31, 2014. Maehata is best remembered by many Japanese for a live NHK radio broadcast of the 200-meter breaststroke final in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in which an announcer repeatedly shouted "Ganbare (Go for it), Maehata!"

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Ex-boxer gets honorary belt after release from death row

OSAKA, Japan - Former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada (C), released from death row after nearly 48 years of detention, poses with his sister Hideko (L) and incumbent Japanese champions after receiving an honorary belt in Tokyo on May 19, 2014.

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Olympic gold medalist Maehata's 100th birthday commemorated

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Visitors look at mementoes commemorating the 100th birthday of the late Hideko Maehata, the first Japanese female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal, at an exhibition held in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 1, 2014. Maehata won her gold at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

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Death-row inmate freed after 48 years of detention

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (L), 78, accompanied by his sister Hideko (R), 81, leaves the Tokyo Detention House on March 27, 2014, after the Shizuoka District Court decided earlier in the day to reopen a 1966 murder case, suspend his death sentence and permit his release. The court said there is a possibility that investigative authorities fabricated incriminating evidence.

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Death-row inmate freed after 48 years of detention

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (L), 78, accompanied by his sister Hideko (R), 81, leaves the Tokyo Detention House on March 27, 2014, after the Shizuoka District Court decided earlier in the day to reopen a 1966 murder case, suspend his death sentence and permit his release. The court said there is a possibility that investigative authorities fabricated incriminating evidence.

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Death-row inmate freed after 48 years of detention

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (L), 78, accompanied by his sister Hideko (R), 81, leaves the Tokyo Detention House on March 27, 2014, after the Shizuoka District Court decided earlier in the day to reopen a 1966 murder case, suspend his death sentence and permit his release. The court said there is a possibility that investigative authorities fabricated incriminating evidence.

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1966 murder case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyers for Iwao Hakamada, who was sentenced to death over a 1966 multiple murder case, head for the Shizuoka District Court in Shizuoka Prefecture with his sister Hideko (far R) on Dec. 2, 2013, to submit a statement calling for a retrial. The lawyers said new evidence indicated their client was wrongfully convicted.

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Actress Hideko Takamine dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - This January 1953 file photo shows actress Hideko Takamine, who died of lung cancer in a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 28, 2010, at the age of 86. Takamine was known for her appearances in numerous movies in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Actress Hideko Takamine dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - This September 1985 file photo shows actress Hideko Takamine, who died of lung cancer in a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 28, 2010, at the age of 86. Takamine was known for her appearances in numerous movies in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Woman heads assembly

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hideko Tanaka takes the seat as the Fukuoka prefectural assembly chief at the assembly hall in Fukuoka City on May 19, 2010. The assembly elected the Liberal Democratic Party assembly member as chairwoman, marking the first woman chair of a Japanese prefectural assembly.

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, speak at a press conference at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities.

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, celebrate at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities.

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Ex-pro boxer on death row loses retrial bid

TOKYO, Japan - Hideko Hakamada, an elder sister of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, speaks at a news conference Aug. 27 in Tokyo after the Tokyo High Court rejected his plea for a retrial. Iwao has been on death row for 36 years for the 1966 murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Supreme Court determines woman to be A-bomb victim

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hideko Matsuya (R), accompanied by her lawyer, speaks at a news conference July 18 after the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the state to officially recognize her as a victim of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, making her eligible for a special medical allowance. The decision was the first by the Supreme Court over the certification of A-bomb victims.

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Busy making kites for New Year

Yoshihiro Takeuchi (L) and his wife Hideko are busy making New Year kites in their workshop in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka on Dec 8. Kite-flying is a traditional winter activity in Japan, especially during the New Year holiday. Takeuchi gets 3,000 orders a year from across Japan, 70 percent of them during the year-end season.

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Ex-pro boxer on death row loses retrial bid

TOKYO, Japan - Hideko Hakamada, an elder sister of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, speaks at a news conference Aug. 27 in Tokyo after the Tokyo High Court rejected his plea for a retrial. Iwao has been on death row for 36 years for the 1966 murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Central Japanese city hops aboard the Obama bandwagon (2)

OBAMA, Japan - Photo shows a beach in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, where two children of Hideko Watanabe were believed to have been taken to North Korea aboard a spy ship in June 1974. In recent weeks, the locals formed a volunteer group supporting the U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The photo was taken on April 12, 2007. (Kyodo)

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Busy making kites for New Year

Yoshihiro Takeuchi (L) and his wife Hideko are busy making New Year kites in their workshop in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka on Dec 8. Kite-flying is a traditional winter activity in Japan, especially during the New Year holiday. Takeuchi gets 3,000 orders a year from across Japan, 70 percent of them during the year-end season. ==Kyodo

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Shall We Dance (1996)

Hideko Hara Characters: Masako Sugiyama Film: Shall We Dance (1996) Director: Masayuki Suo 27 January 1996 Date: 27 January 1996

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Shall We Dance (1996)

Hideko Hara & Koji Yakusho Characters: Masako Sugiyama & Shohei Sugiyama Film: Shall We Dance (1996) Director: Masayuki Suo 27 January 1996 Date: 27 January 1996

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MUHOMATSU NO ISSHO

MUHOMATSU NO ISSHO aka THE RICKSHAW MAN Director hiroshi inagaki ADJUST THE MAKE-UP OF hideko takamine Date: 1943

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Japanese woman speaks in conference in Oslo against death penalty

Hideko Hakamada (C), the 83-year-old sister of Iwao Hakamada, 80, who spent 48 years in prison before being released in 2014 to receive a retrial in a 1966 murder case, speaks at the World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo on June 22, 2016. Hakamada, who insists on her brother's innocence, told the audience how the brother had spent the years behind bars, including suffering a deterioration in mental health after his death sentence was finalized. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fado singer Tsukida draws strength from performing to fight cancer

Hideko Tsukida, an acclaimed singer of traditional Portuguese "fado" music, performs at a concert on Oct. 18, 2016, in Sapporo, Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Film shows struggle of released death row inmate

Photo taken Dec. 4, 2015, in Tokyo shows Kim Sung Woong, a film director. Kim's latest documentary film, "Freedom Moon," focuses on freed death-row inmate Iwao Hakamada, who was convicted of quadruple murder, and his sister Hideko, who worked tirelessly for his exoneration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nostalgic air gun shooting gallery still in business in Nagoya

Hideko Watanabe, owner of a shooting gallery at a shopping arcade in Nagoya, central Japan, shows one of the air guns available during an interview on Sept. 25, 2015. The gallery has been in business for about half a century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, speak at a press conference at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities. (Kyodo)

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, celebrate at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities. (Kyodo)