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

HIKONE, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - 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. (Kyodo)

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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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Ex-Coca-Cola official held for insider trading

IKOMA, Japan - Hisaaki Joichi (C), a former senior official of Mikasa Coca-Cola Bottling Co. based in Nara Prefecture, was arrested Jan. 24 for allegedly being involved in insider trading. (Kyodo)