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Retrial of man over 1986 murder

KANAZAWA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Supporters and attorneys of Shoshi Maekawa, who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, hold up banners announcing his acquittal in a retrial in front of the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court in Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa (back, R), a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, celebrates with supporters at a restaurant in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, celebrates with supporters at a restaurant in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Retrial of man over 1986 murder

Supporters and attorneys of Shoshi Maekawa, who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, hold up banners announcing his acquittal in a retrial in front of the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court in Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 18, 2025.

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Retrial of man over 1986 murder

Shoshi Maekawa (C), who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, walks with his supporters and attorneys to the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court in Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 18, 2025, ahead of the ruling in his retrial.

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Japan court orders retrial of man over 1986 schoolgirl murder

Shoshi Maekawa (front), who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, reacts in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2024, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court ordered a retrial.

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Japan court orders retrial of man over 1986 schoolgirl murder

Shoshi Maekawa, who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, speaks during a press conference in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2024, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court ordered a retrial.

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Japan court orders retrial of man over 1986 schoolgirl murder

Shoshi Maekawa (C), who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, speaks to reporters in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2024, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court ordered a retrial.

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Football: Super Cup

Vissel Kobe goalkeeper Daiya Maekawa makes a save during the first half of the team's 1-0 loss to Kawasaki Frontale in the Super Cup football competition at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2024.

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

TOKYO, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department.

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Kobe finish top of pile as Top League regular season finishes

TOKYO, Japan - Kobe Kobelco Steelers' Shohei Maekawa runs with the ball during the first half of a match against Canon Eagles at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2015. Kobe finished Japan's Top League regular season in first place thanks to a 47-8 win over Canon.

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Top court rejects petition to reopen 1986 murder case

FUKUI, Japan - Shoji Maekawa meets with reporters in the central Japan city of Fukui on Dec. 12, 2014, after the Supreme Court turned down his petition for a retrial over the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, for which he served a seven-year prison term. He said he will continue appealing his innocence.

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Son of worker at closed mine collects witness of history

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Maekawa speaks about the now defunct Mitsui Miike coal mine in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka in front of related reference materials displayed at his home in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 29, 2014. On the red banners behind him are words of support written by workers for colleagues arrested for staging a strike in which his father was involved.

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JX, MHI to launch CO2 capture project for Texas oil field

TOKYO, Japan - JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. President Shunsaku Miyake (L) and Atsushi Maekawa, senior executive vice president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., meet the press in Tokyo on July 15, 2014. MHI has received an order for the world's largest post-combustion CO2 capture system for an enhanced oil recovery project in Texas which is being primarily promoted by NRG Energy, Inc. and JX Nippon.

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High court turns down plea for retrial over 1986 murder case

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoji Maekawa (R) and his father Reizo come out of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on March 6, 2013, after the court turned down an appeal for a retrial filed by Shoji Maekawa, who served a seven-year prison term for the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture.

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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

NANTO, Japan - Shoji Maekawa, who served out a 7-year prison term for killing a junior high school girl, speaks during a press conference in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court decided the same day to open a retrial into the 1986 murder case in Fukui Prefecture.

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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

KANAZAWA, Japan - A lawyer (far R) for Shoji Maekawa holds a banner that reads, ''A retrial (for Maekawa) to start,'' outside the Kanazawa Branch of the Nagoya High Court in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011. The branch granted a retrial of the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, for which the 46-year-old man served out a seven-year jail term.

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Former Giants pitcher Maekawa dies at 97

TOKYO, Japan - This July 2009 file photo shows former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Hachiro Maekawa throwing the ceremonial first pitch during a game between the Giants and the Yokohama BayStars at Tokyo Dome. Maekawa, who died March 16, 2010, was the oldest surviving former Yomiuri player.

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Maekawa inks minor league deal with Cardinals

NEW YORK, United States - Former Orix Buffaloes left-hander Katsuhiko Maekawa (in file photo) has signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team's official website said Dec. 19. Maekawa, 30, who will not receive an invitation to major league spring training, was fired by Orix in January 2007 due to a hit-and-run incident while driving without a license.

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3 diplomats punished over false claims for allowances

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoji Komachi (R), director general of the Foreign Ministry's Secretariat, wipes his brow during a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24 to announce another ministry scandal. The ministry disciplined Yoshihiko Arakawa, a former minister at the Japanese Embassy in Kenya, Masaru Dekiba, former secretary at the embassy, and Hikaru Maekawa, another secretary at the embassy, for obtaining up to 2.25 million yen through false claims for housing and other benefits between 1997 and last year.

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Lions' Cabrera hits 30th homer

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions slugger Alex Cabrera hits a solo homer, his 30th of the season, off Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes starter Katsuhiko Maekawa in the fourth inning at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture on June 18.

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Shindo blasts three-run homer

KOBE, Japan - Orix Bluewave infielder Tatsuya Shindo is greeted by manager Akira Ogi after slamming a three-run homer off Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes starter Katsuhiko Maekawa in the bottom of the fourth inning at Kobe Ball Park on May 16.

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Maekawa congratulated after Kintetsu win over Nippon Ham

TOKYO, Japan - Kintetsu southpaw Katsuhiko Maekawa (No. 28) is congratulated by teammate Naoyuki Omura (No. 7) after a 4-1 complete-game triumph over the Nippon Ham Fighters at Tokyo Dome on March 25. Maekawa went the distance on 143 pitches, giving up a run on five hits and four walks while notching four stikeouts.

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Orix lefty Maekawa arrested in hit-and-run accident in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes left-handed pitcher Katsuhiko Maekawa (in file photo) was arrested on Jan. 7 on suspicion of involvement in a hit-and-run accident in Osaka the previous day while driving a car without a license, Police said the car driven by Maekawa, 28, hit a woman on a bicycle at a crossing in the city's Chuo Ward at around 2 p.m. on Jan. 6. The woman, a 28-year-old dental hygienist, suffered minor injuries to her elbows. (Kyodo)

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Maekawa inks minor league deal with Cardinals

NEW YORK, United States - Former Orix Buffaloes left-hander Katsuhiko Maekawa (in file photo) has signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team's official website said Dec. 19. Maekawa, 30, who will not receive an invitation to major league spring training, was fired by Orix in January 2007 due to a hit-and-run incident while driving without a license. (Kyodo)

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Database on Dutch navy POWs in WWII available in English

Kaori Maekawa, chairperson of the Foundation for the People Affected by the War in the Pacific, talks about an English-language database on former Dutch navy POWS during World War II in Den Helder, the Netherlands, on Aug. 14, 2015. She wants to expand the recently-launched database further. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Database on Dutch navy POWs in WWII available in English

Kaori Maekawa (far R), chairperson of the Foundation for the People Affected by the War in the Pacific, talks about an English-language database on former Dutch navy POWs during World War II in Den Helder, the Netherlands, on Aug. 14, 2015. The launching of the database was announced there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima intellectuals form group to build inclusive society

Naoya Maekawa (R) and other intellectuals based in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, meet the press in Fukushima City on June 19, 2015, explaining the founding of "Diversity Fukushima," a group aimed at building a nondiscriminatory society which respects the presence of minorities including sexual minorities and foreign residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Giants pitcher Maekawa dies at 97

TOKYO, Japan - This July 2009 file photo shows former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Hachiro Maekawa throwing the ceremonial first pitch during a game between the Giants and the Yokohama BayStars at Tokyo Dome. Maekawa, who died March 16, 2010, was the oldest surviving former Yomiuri player. (Kyodo)

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Para athlete in Tokyo fashion show

Japanese para athlete Kaede Maekawa performs in the "Amputee Venus" fashion show in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2020.

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Para athlete in Tokyo fashion show

Japanese para athlete Kaede Maekawa performs in the "Amputee Venus" fashion show in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2020.

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Top court rejects petition to reopen 1986 murder case

FUKUI, Japan - Shoji Maekawa meets with reporters in the central Japan city of Fukui on Dec. 12, 2014, after the Supreme Court turned down his petition for a retrial over the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, for which he served a seven-year prison term. He said he will continue appealing his innocence. (Kyodo)

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Son of worker at closed mine collects witness of history

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Maekawa speaks about the now defunct Mitsui Miike coal mine in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka in front of related reference materials displayed at his home in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 29, 2014. On the red banners behind him are words of support written by workers for colleagues arrested for staging a strike in which his father was involved. (Kyodo)

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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

NANTO, Japan - Shoji Maekawa, who served out a 7-year prison term for killing a junior high school girl, speaks during a press conference in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court decided the same day to open a retrial into the 1986 murder case in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

KANAZAWA, Japan - A lawyer (far R) for Shoji Maekawa holds a banner that reads, ''A retrial (for Maekawa) to start,'' outside the Kanazawa Branch of the Nagoya High Court in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011. The branch granted a retrial of the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, for which the 46-year-old man served out a seven-year jail term. (Kyodo)

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Para athlete in Tokyo fashion show

Japanese para athlete Kaede Maekawa performs in the "Amputee Venus" fashion show in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2020.

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World Para Athletics Championships

Tomomi Tozawa (C) of Japan, bronze medalist at the women's T63 long jump at the World Para Athletics Championships, poses for a photo with compatriots Kaede Maekawa (R) and Sayaka Murakami in Dubai on Nov. 12, 2019. Tozawa and Maekawa, who finished fourth, earned a berth for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe grilled over favoritism allegations

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, over favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe grilled over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, over favoritism allegations against him. Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, is seen on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to be grilled over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, over favoritism allegations against him. Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, is seen on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa (far L), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, testifies as an unsworn witness at an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Abe (far R) made a rare appearance at the session during a Diet recess as he is under pressure to win back public support. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, testifying as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa (L), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda is seen on the right side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, testifying as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda is seen on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo