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Court decides not to reopen 1961 murder case for death-row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - Izumi Suzuki (C), chief lawyer for 88-year-old death-row inmate Masaru Okunishi, speaks to reporters in Nagoya on May 28, 2014, after the Nagoya High Court decided not to retry Okunishi for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari, Mie, Prefecture. The court said Okunishi had no case to seek a retrial because the evidence and arguments presented to the court were the same as in his previous application.

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Lawyers for death row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - The defense team for Masaru Okunishi, an 87-year-old death row inmate, arrives at the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on Nov. 5, 2013, to file their eighth appeal for retrial. Okunishi was convicted of killing five women with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961.

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Retrial for 1961 murder case rejected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 1961 shows Masaru Okunishi (C), accused of poisoning 17 people, resulting in the deaths of five women, on March 28, 1961, at a local community meeting in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, during the first hearing on the case at the Tsu District Court in the prefecture. The Supreme Court said Oct. 17, 2013, it has turned down a petition by Okunishi, now an 87-year-old death-row inmate, for a retrial over the case.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, hold up messages protesting a decision by the Nagoya High Court to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi, in front of the court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, are left in shock in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki, who heads the defense counsel for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, answers reporters' questions in front of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, raise their fists in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - A lawyer for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, shows a banner bearing the message ''unjust decision'' to Okunishi's supporters. Standing in front of the Nagoya High Court, he was informing them of the court's decision on May 25, 2012, to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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Ninja training theme park

TSU, Japan - Children undergo ninja training at the newly opened ''Ninja no Mori'' (ninja woods) theme park in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, on July 3, 2010.

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Court revokes decision to reopen trial over 1961 murder case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki who heads the defense counsel for convicted Masaru Okunishi speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Dec. 26 after The Nagoya High Court revoked its earlier decision to reopen the trial of Okunishi who was sentenced to death for killing five people with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in March 1961. The court accepted an objection filed by prosecutors.

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Masaru Okunishi, on death row since '72, to get retrial

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court decided April 5 to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who has been on death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that could prove his innocence. Photo shows his lawyers entering a Nagoya prison to inform Okunishi of the court decision.

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Masaru Okunishi, on death row since '72, to get retrial

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court decided April 5 to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who has been on death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that could prove his innocence. Photo shows his lawyers entering a Nagoya prison to inform Okunishi of the court decision. (Kyodo)

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Death row inmate seeking retrial over 1961 wine poisoning case dies

Members of the media gather in front of Hachioji Medical Prison in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Oct. 4, 2015, after a report that Masaru Okunishi, an 89-year-old death row inmate, who was seeking a retrial over wine poisoning murders in the western Japan city of Nabari in 1961, had died at the prison. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New retrial petition filed over wine poisoning case

Izumi Suzuki, the chief lawyer for death row inmate Masaru Okunishi, attends a press conference in the central Japanese city of Nagoya on May 15, 2015. Suzuki filed the 9th petition for retrial on behalf of the 89-year-old Okunishi, who is on death row for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New retrial petition filed over wine poisoning case

Izumi Suzuki (2nd from L), the chief lawyer for death row inmate Masaru Okunishi, attends a press conference in the central Japanese city of Nagoya on May 15, 2015. Suzuki filed the 9th petition for retrial on behalf of the 89-year-old Okunishi, who is on death row for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court revokes decision to reopen trial over 1961 murder case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki who heads the defense counsel for convicted Masaru Okunishi speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Dec. 26 after The Nagoya High Court revoked its earlier decision to reopen the trial of Okunishi who was sentenced to death for killing five people with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in March 1961. The court accepted an objection filed by prosecutors. (Kyodo)

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Ninja training theme park

TSU, Japan - Children undergo ninja training at the newly opened ''Ninja no Mori'' (ninja woods) theme park in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, on July 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, raise their fists in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, are left in shock in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - A lawyer for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, shows a banner bearing the message ''unjust decision'' to Okunishi's supporters. Standing in front of the Nagoya High Court, he was informing them of the court's decision on May 25, 2012, to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, hold up messages protesting a decision by the Nagoya High Court to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi, in front of the court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki, who heads the defense counsel for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, answers reporters' questions in front of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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Indy 500 winner Sato

Takuma Sato stands next to the Borg-Warner Trophy awarded to the Indianapolis 500 champion in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indy 500 winner Sato

Takuma Sato points to his name carved into the Borg-Warner Trophy awarded to the Indianapolis 500 champion in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo