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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi (far R) bows in apology to former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama (far L), alongside her parents and lawyer, at a prefectural government building in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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"Yuru-kyara" local mascot festival

More than 100 "yuru-kyara" mascot characters from 32 prefectures across Japan as well as from abroad gather for a two-day annual event in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2024.

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"Yuru-kyara" local mascot festival

More than 100 "yuru-kyara" mascot characters from 32 prefectures across Japan as well as from abroad gather for a two-day annual event in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2024.

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"Yuru-kyara" local mascot festival

More than 100 "yuru-kyara" mascot characters from 32 prefectures across Japan as well as from abroad gather for a two-day annual event in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2024.

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Farmers reap benefits from smartphone apps

HIKONE, Japan - Photo taken in September 2013 shows Yoichiro Nagai, an employee of Fukuhara Farm, passing his smartphone over the IC tags placed on the side of rice paddies in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.

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"Yuru-kyara" local mascot festival

HIKONE, Japan - The annual festival of cute-looking local mascots, collectively known as "yuru-kyara" (loose characters), opens in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2012, with a record number of 244 characters participating, including one from Saipan.

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"Yuru-kyara" local mascot festival

HIKONE, Japan - The annual festival of cute-looking local mascots, collectively known as "yuru-kyara" (loose characters), opens in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2012, with a record number of 244 characters participating, including one from Saipan.

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2 die as train hits car during police chase

OTSU, Japan - A shattered sport-utility vehicle is put on a truck as policemen check the site where two men in the car died early July 28. The men were fleeing police when a train hit their vehicle at a JR Tokaido Line level crossing in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.

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Winter cold snap hits many parts of Japan+

HIKONE, Japan - The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train goes slow near Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 12 after the region had the season's first snowfall overnight. Many parts of the Japanese archipelago experienced the season's coldest temperatures so far Dec. 12, with some regions having their first winter snow. Running along the railway is the Tomei Expressway linking Nagoya and Tokyo.