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)

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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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(1)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

(1)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

OTSU, Japan - Two persons representing the residents of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, arrive at the prefectural police headquarters Dec. 24 to file a complaint against town mayor Wasaburo Ono, accusing him of damaging a historic elementary school building after a district court issued an injunction against demolishing the structure. The 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building was designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964).

(1)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

(1)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

OTSU, Japan - Two persons representing the residents of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, arrive at the prefectural police headquarters Dec. 24 to file a complaint against town mayor Wasaburo Ono, accusing him of damaging a historic elementary school building after a district court issued an injunction against demolishing the structure. The 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building was designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964). (Kyodo)