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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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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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[Breaking News]Japan court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional

NAGOYA, Japan, March 7 Kyodo - Plaintiffs' lawyers speaks to the press in the central Japan city of Nagoya on March 7, 2025, after the Nagoya High Court became the fourth high court in the country to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

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Japan court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional

Plaintiffs' lawyers speaks to the press in the central Japan city of Nagoya on March 7, 2025, after the Nagoya High Court became the fourth high court in the country to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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Japan court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional

Plaintiffs' lawyers speaks to the press in the central Japan city of Nagoya on March 7, 2025, after the Nagoya High Court became the fourth high court in the country to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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Japan court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional

Plaintiffs' lawyers and supporters celebrate in the central Japan city of Nagoya on March 7, 2025, after the Nagoya High Court became the fourth high court in the country to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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Japan court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional

Plaintiffs' lawyers and supporters celebrate in the central Japan city of Nagoya on March 7, 2025, after the Nagoya High Court became the fourth high court in the country to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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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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Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki speaks during a press conference on Jan. 9, 2015, in the city of Nagoya, central Japan, after the Nagoya High Court rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Masaru Okunishi, 88, who has been on death row since 1972 over the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. Suzuki, Okunishi's chief counsel, said the defense will file a special appeal with the Supreme Court.

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Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

NAGOYA, Japan - A group of lawyers attend a press conference on Jan. 9, 2015, in the city of Nagoya, central Japan, after the Nagoya High Court rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Masaru Okunishi, 88, who has been on death row since 1972 over the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

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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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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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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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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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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day.

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day.

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Court acknowledges Aichi woman as A-bomb sufferer

NAGOYA, Japan - Teruko Nakamura (R) hugs her daughter Fusae near the Nagoya High Court on March 11, 2010, after being certified as suffering from an illness caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

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Appeals court rejects redress demand for Korean forced labor

KANAZAWA, Japan - A South Korean woman who was forced to work at Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.'s plant in Toyama during World War II speaks to reporters in Kanazawa on March 8, 2010, after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court rejected an appeal by a group of 23 South Korean former forced laborers and their relatives to seek compensation from the Japanese government and the company.

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Ex-stablemaster denies conspiracy in fatal hazing of sumo wrestler

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito, the father of Takashi Saito, a teenage sumo wrestler who died from injuries in 2007 in a high-profile scandal that marred Japan's national sport, replies to questions from reporters in front of the Nagoya District Court on Feb. 12, holding a photo of his deceased son. Former sumo elder Junichi Yamamoto denied charges in court that he ordered wrestlers at his stable to haze and assault the 17-year-old grappler.

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High court rules ASDF's dispatch to Iraq unconstitutional

NAGOYA, Japan - Plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the Air Self-Defense Force's dispatch to Iraq express joy in front of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on April 17 after the court ruled that Japan's dispatch of the ASDF to Iraq is unconstitutional.

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High court also dismisses suit by Korean WWII forced laborer

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court on May 31 upheld a lower court decision that dismissed claims by seven South Korean plaintiffs who sought compensation over forced labor at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. munitions factory in Nagoya during World War II. Yang Gum Dok (C), 76, one of the plaintiffs, collapsed into tears after the judge handed down the sentence.

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High court raises damages amount over air drill noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs carry a banner April 16 to the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court. The same day, the court raised the damages, to 1,118 million yen, the state must pay 1,580 people living around the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, over noise pollution from air drills.

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High court raises damages amount over air drill noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - Mitsuo Hirose, representing some 1,600 plaintiffs, speaks at a gathering April 16 in Kanazawa after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court raised the damages, to 1,118 million yen, the state must pay 1,580 people living around the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, over noise pollution from air drills.

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High court rejects damages suit filed by Nagoya flood victims

NAGOYA, Japan - Plaintiffs walk to the Nagoya High Court on Feb. 21. The court upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Nagoya residents who sought compensation from the city of Nagoya for failing to prevent property damage caused by a massive flood in September 2000.

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Myanmar activist granted special permission to remain in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a Myanmar activist seeking asylum in Japan, and his Philippine wife show off their special permission to remain in Japan at a press conference in Nagoya on Feb. 9. Khin Maung Hla, a Rohingya minority in Myanmar, earlier won a high court ruling that nullified the immigrations' order to deport him.

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High court also voids deportation order of Myanmar man

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a 40-year-old Myanmar man who is seeking asylum in Japan on the grounds that he faces persecution in his home country due to his involvement in pro-democracy activities, arrives at the Nagoya High Court on Jan. 18 to hear the court's ruling on his appeal. The high court upheld a lower court decision which voided a government order to deport him.

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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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Court rules against residents' privacy versus registry network

KANAZAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Nagoya High Court's Kanazawa branch in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 11. The court dismissed the residents' demands to protect their privacy from the national ''Juki Net'' electronic residency registry network, launched in August 2002, saying ''The Juki Net does not violate privacy rights and hence is not against the Constitution's Article 13.''

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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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Gov't voices regret over high court ruling on Monju reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama speaks at a press conference at her ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 27. Toyama expressed the government's regret over a Nagoya High Court ruling that nullified its original approval of construction of the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor.

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(2)High court nullifies approval of Monju reactor

KANAZAWA, Japan &#8211; A lawyer raises a ''victory'' banner Jan. 27 in front of the Nagoya High Court's Kanazawa branch after the branch nullified the government's approval of the trouble-plagued Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.

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(1)High court nullifies approval of Monju reactor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Nagoya High Court's Kanazawa branch Jan. 27, the same day the court nullified the government's approval of the trouble-plagued Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to effectively keep it shut down. The plaintiffs said shortcomings in the government's safety screenings before construction of the reactor were responsible for a massive sodium coolant leak at the plant in 1995.

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Justice Ministry releases 3 Afghan asylum seekers temporarily

OSAKA, Japan - The Justice Ministry's West Japan Immigration Bureau on Oct. 29 temporarily released Abdul Aziz (R) and two other Afghan asylum seekers who have been detained at a facility in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, for violations of the immigration law. In September, Aziz had his refugee status recognized by the Hiroshima High Court. The two others have been denied refugee status by the ministry and are appealing their cases at district courts in Hiroshima and Nagoya.

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High court upholds ruling linking overwork, employee's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Miho Suzuki speaks to reporters in Nagoya's Naka Ward on March 15 after the Nagoya High Court upheld a lower court ruling on her claim that overwork led to the death of her husband Tatsuo in November 1989. The high court concluded overwork at Sumitomo Densetsu Co. aggravated Tatsuo's asthma and led to his death.

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Court rejects appeal against lawmaker Suehiro

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court on Jan. 25 upheld a lower court ruling sparing lawmaker Makiko Suehiro (file photo) from paying damages to a former supporter for breaking a campaign promise to oppose the 2005 World Exposition to be held in Aichi Prefecture. Suehiro, elected to the House of Councillors in 1995 as an independent, later changed sides and joined the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) backing the plan.

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High court upholds denial of redress to Koreans

A supporter of 3 Korean plaintiffs puts up Dec. 21 a banner informing a lost case after the Nagoya High Court's Kanazawa branch upheld a lower court rejection of a demand by the plaintiffs who served as forced laborers during World War II that a Japanese machine tool maker pay them unpaid wages. The banner reads ''The darkness of Japan further deepened.''

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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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Yacht school head taken into custody to serve jail term

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Totsuka, chief of a yacht training school for problem children and youths, heads for the Nagoya High Public Prosecutors Office on March 29 to be taken into custody by prosecutors. Totsuka will serve a six-year prison term for physical abuse that led to the deaths of at least two ''trainees'' in the 1980s. His appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court last month.

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(1)High court nullifies approval of Monju reactor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Nagoya High Court's Kanazawa branch Jan. 27, the same day the court nullified the government's approval of the trouble-plagued Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to effectively keep it shut down. The plaintiffs said shortcomings in the government's safety screenings before construction of the reactor were responsible for a massive sodium coolant leak at the plant in 1995. (Kyodo)

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High court also dismisses suit by Korean WWII forced laborer

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court on May 31 upheld a lower court decision that dismissed claims by seven South Korean plaintiffs who sought compensation over forced labor at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. munitions factory in Nagoya during World War II. Yang Gum Dok (C), 76, one of the plaintiffs, collapsed into tears after the judge handed down the sentence. (Kyodo)

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day. (Kyodo)