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Lindsay Hawker's family leaves Japan

NARITA, Japan - A crying Bill Hawker (R front), the father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, and other family members are pictured at Narita airport outside Tokyo ahead of their departure for home on July 23, 2011. The family was in Japan for the verdict July 21 at the Chiba District Court, which sentenced Tatsuya Ichihashi to life imprisonment for raping and murdering Hawker in 2007.

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Citizen judges in Ichihashi trial

CHIBA, Japan - Citizen judges hold a press conference at the Chiba District Court in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on July 21, 2011, after the court sentenced Tatsuya Ichihashi to life imprisonment earlier in the day for raping and murdering British woman Lindsay Hawker in 2007. Professional and citizen judges took part in the trial. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Defense lawyers for Tatsuya Ichihashi

CHIBA, Japan - Lawyers defending Tatsuya Ichihashi enter the Chiba District Court in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on July 21, 2011. The court sentenced Ichihashi to life imprisonment later in the day for raping and murdering British woman Lindsay Hawker in 2007.

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Father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker

CHIBA, Japan - Bill Hawker (back), the father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, is pictured July 21, 2011, while heading for the Chiba District Court in Chiba, east of Tokyo. The court sentenced Tatsuya Ichihashi to life imprisonment later in the day for raping and murdering Hawker in 2007.

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Hawker family returns to Japan before verdict

NARITA, Japan - The family of British woman Lindsay Hawker, including her father Bill Hawker (L) and mother Julia (R), arrive at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on July 20, 2011. The verdict is to be handed down the following day at the trial of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is accused of murdering their daughter in 2007.

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Hawker family returns to Japan before verdict

NARITA, Japan - Bill Hawker, the father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, shows a photo of his daughter to the media at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on July 20, 2011. A verdict was expected to be handed down the following day in the trial of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is accused of murdering the 22-year-old Briton in 2007.

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Hawker kin leave Japan

NARITA, Japan - William Hawker (L), father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, answers reporters' questions before leaving Japan at Narita airport east of Tokyo on July 13, 2011. Hawker and his family attended the trial of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the defendant in the woman's murder.

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Briton murder trial in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a courtroom of the Chiba District Court in the city of Chiba where the first trial hearing was held for Tatsuya Ichihashi on July 4, 2011, on charges of killing language school teacher Lindsay Hawker from Britain in 2007 in Japan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Parents of slain Briton Lindsay Hawker arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - William Hawker (R center) and his wife Julia (L center), the parents of slain British English teacher Lindsay Hawker, are surrounded by reporters at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on July 3, 2011. The family traveled to Japan for the trial of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is suspected of murdering their daughter, starting the following day at the Chiba District Court.

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Suspect in Briton's murder to release book

NAHA, Japan - Photo, taken on Jan. 24, 2011, shows the remains of a furnace found inside a concrete building on the remote island of Oha in Okinawa in which Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man indicted in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker in Japan, is believed to have temporarily holed up during his 31-month fugitive life. Ichihashi will publish a book about his life as a fugitive on Jan. 26, 2011, in Japan.

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Suspect in Briton's murder to release book

NAHA, Japan - Photo, taken on Jan. 24, 2011, shows the inside of a concrete building on the remote island of Oha in Okinawa in which Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man indicted in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker in Japan, is believed to have temporarily holed up during his 31-month fugitive life. Ichihashi will publish a book about his life as a fugitive on Jan. 26, 2011, in Japan.

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Suspect in Briton's murder to release book

NAHA, Japan - Photo, taken on Jan. 24, 2011, shows a concrete building on the remote island of Oha in Okinawa in which Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man indicted in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker in Japan, is believed to have temporarily holed up during his 31-month fugitive life. Ichihashi will publish a book about his life as a fugitive on Jan. 26, 2011, in Japan.

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Suspect in Briton's murder to release book

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a book penned by Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man indicted in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker in Japan. The book, to be released Jan. 26, 2011, in Japan, is about how he spent his two-year-and-seven-month life as a fugitive up until his arrest in November 2009.

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Father of slain Briton thanks Japanese public

CHIBA, Japan - Bill Hawker (R), the father of murdered British woman Lindsey Hawker, speaks to reporters near the Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 9, 2009. Hawker thanked ''every single person in Japan'' for their cooperation that led to the arrest of suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi.

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Ichihashi arrest makes headlines in Britain

LONDON, Britain - This photo shows the Nov. 11, 2009 issues of major newspapers in Britain with prominent headlines on the news that Tatsuya Ichihashi had been arrested over the high-profile death of British woman Lindsey Hawker in Japan in 2007.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

TOKYO, Japan - A police vehicle carrying Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, leaves JR Tokyo Station on Nov. 11, 2009, for a police station in Chiba Prefecture, where the investigative headquarters were set up. Ichihashi arrived from Osaka where he was arrested the previous day after spending two years and seven months on the run and having altered his appearance through cosmetic surgery.

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Hawkers express relief after Ichihashi's arrest

BRANDON, England - Bill Hawker (R) and his wife, Julia, express relief at their home in Brandon, England, on Nov. 10, 2009, after the arrest in Japan of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the prime suspect in the murder of their daughter Lindsey. Julia said Ichihashi's arrest gave the family some closure on a painful investigation during the two years and seven months Ichihashi was on the run.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - Tatsuya Ichihashi (covered by black jacket), the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, is transferred from JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka to Chiba Prefecture, where the investigative headquarters were set up, on Nov. 10, 2009. The 30-year-old suspect spent two years and seven months on the run and altered his appearance through cosmetic surgery.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

TOKYO, Japan - On Nov. 11, 2009, members of the press and spectators gather in front of JR Tokyo Station in Tokyo where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was transferred from Osaka where he was arrested the previous day after spending two years and seven months on the run. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - A police vehicle carrying Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, leaves a police station in Osaka on Nov. 10, 2009. The vehicle headed for JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka to transfer Ichihashi to the police in Chiba Prefecture, where the investigative headquarters were set up.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

ICHIKAWA, Japan - File photo taken in March 2007, shows an apartment building in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, lived at the time of the incident. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - Press gather in front of Suminoe Police Station in Osaka where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was arrested after a fingerprint check confirmed his identity on Nov. 10, 2009. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Police officers at Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture speak at a midnight news conference at the station about the arrest of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, on Nov. 11, 2009. The 30-year-old suspect spent two years and seven months on the run and altered his appearance through cosmetic surgery before his arrest the previous day in Osaka.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

LONDON, Japan - William Hawker (R), father of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker who was murdered in 2007 in an apartment in Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan, wipes away tears as he speaks to the press in front of his home in Coventry, central England, after the arrest on Nov. 10, 2009, of Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, the suspect in the murder who spent two years and seven months on the run. William's wife Julia (C) and Lindsay's sister Louise stand beside him.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

CHIBA, Japan - Members of the press gather in front of Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was transferred from an Osaka police station where he was arrested on Nov. 10, 2009. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2009, shows the apartment building in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, lived at the time of the incident. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment.

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Fingerprint of man linked to slain British woman found in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2009, shows a room in a dormitory of a construction company in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, for which a man thought to be Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker, had worked.

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Police apologize for not catching suspected killer of Briton

TOKYO, Japan - William Hawker tearfully looks at a photo of his slain daughter Lindsay during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 17. Hawker said that an investigator of the Chiba prefectural police apologized to him for having been unable to apprehend Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect killer of his daughter.

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Father of slain British woman visits police to inquire on case

CHIBA, Japan - Holding a photo of his slain daughter Lindsay, William Hawker of Britain sobs after a visit to the Gyotoku police station in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 16 to inquire about the police investigation into the murder, which took place in March last year. Hawker's T-shirt is imprinted with the photo of the murder suspect, Tatsuya Ichihashi. Lindsay, a 22-year-old English-language teacher, was found murdered in Ichihashi's apartment in Ichikawa.

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Slain British woman's father in Japan to renew appeal

NARITA, Japan - William Hawker, the father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, speaks to reporters after arriving at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 15. He came to Japan to renew his appeal for information that could lead to the arrest of the main suspect in the case. Hawker wears a T-shirt with the printed face of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is wanted on suspicion of abandoning the body of Lindsay Hawker in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in March last year.

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Family of slain British woman seeks help from Japanese public

TOKYO, Japan - William and Julia Hawker, the parents of British language teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker who was killed in Chiba Prefecture in March, hold a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on June 29. They called for information from the Japanese public that could lead to the arrest of the suspect in the case, Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is still at large.

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Family of slain British woman seeks help from Japanese public

TOKYO, Japan - William Hawker, the father of British language teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker who was killed in Chiba Prefecture in March, holds up a photo of his daughter and a poster showing the suspect in the case, Tatsuya Ichihashi, during a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on June 29.

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Ichihashi named as ambassador to Bulgaria

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyoshi Ichihashi (file photo), Japanese consul general in Shanghai, was named Nov. 13 as ambassador to Bulgaria.

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Japanese marathon trio run together early in race

SYDNEY, Australia - The Japanese women's marathon trio, billed as the strongest ever sent to the Olympics, run together early in the race at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney on Sept. 24. Left to right, eventual gold medalist Naoko Takahashi, Ari Ichihashi and Eri Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi finished the race in seventh place, Ichihashi 15th.

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Japanese marathon trio meets press, Olympic mascots

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's strongest-ever collection of runners for the women's marathon pose with the Sydney Olympic mascots after a news conference Sept. 22. Seen L to R are Ari Ichihashi, Naoko Takahashi and Eri Yamaguchi. The women's marathon in the Games is set to begin at 9 a.m. (7 a.m. in Japan) on Sept. 24.

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Japanese marathoners check out tough Sydney course

SYDNEY, Australia - Olympic marathon gold medal favorite Naoko Takahashi (L) and 1999 World Championship silver medalist Ari Ichihashi (R) pose for pictures in front of the Olympic Stadium on May 18 after inspecting the tough Sydney marathon course.

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Japan wins women's marathon team gold medal in Seville

SEVILLE, Spain - Japanese women marathoners receive gold medals in the team division at the world athletics championships in Seville on the final day, Aug. 29. Photo shows the marathoners at the prize-giving ceremony -- (from L) Ari Ichihashi finishing 2nd, Kayoko Obata eighth, Junko Asari 16th, and Mayumi Ichikawa 17th.

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Ichihashi celebrates getting silver in women's marathon

SEVILLE, Spain - Japan's Ari Ichihashi poses with Japanese fans holding Japanese national flags after winning the silver medal in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Seville on Aug. 29. The gold medal went to North Korea's Jong Song Ok.

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Japan's Ichihashi wins silver medal in women's marathon

SEVILLE, Spain - Japan's Ari Ichihashi shows off the silver medal she won in the women's marathon on the final day of the world athletics championships in Seville on Aug. 29. The winner, Jong Song Ok of North Korea, finished with a time of 2:26.59, while Ichihashi came in only 3 seconds later -- a personal best. The photo shows Ichihashi after the award ceremony at Seville's Olympic Stadium.

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N. Korea's Jong wins women's marathon at world c'ships

SEVILLE, Spain - North Korea's Jong Song Ok wins the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Seville on Aug. 29, followed by Japan's Ari Ichihashi. Photo shows their finish, with Jong clocking 2:26.59 and Ichihashi 3 seconds behind at Seville's Olympic Stadium.

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Ichihashi named as ambassador to Bulgaria

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyoshi Ichihashi (file photo), Japanese consul general in Shanghai, was named Nov. 13 as ambassador to Bulgaria.

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Police apologize for not catching suspected killer of Briton

TOKYO, Japan - William Hawker tearfully looks at a photo of his slain daughter Lindsay during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 17. Hawker said that an investigator of the Chiba prefectural police apologized to him for having been unable to apprehend Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect killer of his daughter. (Kyodo)

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Father of slain British woman visits police to inquire on case

CHIBA, Japan - Holding a photo of his slain daughter Lindsay, William Hawker of Britain sobs after a visit to the Gyotoku police station in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 16 to inquire about the police investigation into the murder, which took place in March last year. Hawker's T-shirt is imprinted with the photo of the murder suspect, Tatsuya Ichihashi. Lindsay, a 22-year-old English-language teacher, was found murdered in Ichihashi's apartment in Ichikawa. (Kyodo)

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Slain British woman's father in Japan to renew appeal

NARITA, Japan - William Hawker, the father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, speaks to reporters after arriving at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 15. He came to Japan to renew his appeal for information that could lead to the arrest of the main suspect in the case. Hawker wears a T-shirt with the printed face of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is wanted on suspicion of abandoning the body of Lindsay Hawker in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in March last year. (Kyodo)

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Family of slain British woman seeks help from Japanese public

TOKYO, Japan - William Hawker, the father of British language teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker who was killed in Chiba Prefecture in March, holds up a photo of his daughter and a poster showing the suspect in the case, Tatsuya Ichihashi, during a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on June 29. (Kyodo)

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Family of slain British woman seeks help from Japanese public

TOKYO, Japan - William and Julia Hawker, the parents of British language teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker who was killed in Chiba Prefecture in March, hold a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on June 29. They called for information from the Japanese public that could lead to the arrest of the suspect in the case, Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is still at large. (Kyodo)

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Video probably shows wanted Japanese man and British victim

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese man (R) believed to be Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is wanted by police on suspicion of abandoning the body of British woman Lindsay Ann Hawker, is seen on a coffee shop video in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on March 25. The woman (L) is believed to be Hawker. (Kyodo)

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Arrest warrant issued for Japanese man over death of British wom

CHIBA, Japan - Police obtained an arrest warrant on March 27 for Tatsuya Ichihashi (in file photo), a 28-year-old Japanese man, after they discovered the previous day the body of a 22-year-old British woman in a bathtub on the balcony of an apartment in Chiba Prefecture. The man fled from the apartment when police officers visited it on March 26 after the language school the woman worked for contacted them to say they had been unable to reach her. (Kyodo)

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Father of slain Briton thanks Japanese public

CHIBA, Japan - Bill Hawker (R), the father of murdered British woman Lindsey Hawker, speaks to reporters near the Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 9, 2009. Hawker thanked ''every single person in Japan'' for their cooperation that led to the arrest of suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi. (Kyodo)

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Fingerprint of man linked to slain British woman found in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2009, shows a room in a dormitory of a construction company in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, for which a man thought to be Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker, had worked. (Kyodo)