Retrial for 1961 murder case rejected

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.

Ishihara Sangyo convicted of dumping industrial waste

Ishihara Sangyo convicted of dumping industrial waste

MIE, Japan - Fujio Tamura, president of Japanese chemical maker Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd., faces the press at the Mie prefectural office on June 25 after the Tsu District Court fined the company 50 million yen and convicted two of its former officials for illegally dumping industrial waste as a recycled product.

Ishihara Sangyo convicted of dumping industrial waste

Ishihara Sangyo convicted of dumping industrial waste

MIE, Japan - Fujio Tamura, president of Japanese chemical maker Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd., faces the press at the Mie prefectural office on June 25 after the Tsu District Court fined the company 50 million yen and convicted two of its former officials for illegally dumping industrial waste as a recycled product. (Kyodo)

Retrial possibility revived for man on death row for murders

Retrial possibility revived for man on death row for murders

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken on June 16, 1961, shows Masaru Okunishi (C), a death row inmate convicted of killing five women and injuring 12 others in a wine poisoning case in Mie Prefecture, attending the first trial session at the Tsu District Court in the prefecture. The Supreme Court has revived the possibility of a retrial for Okunishi, court officials said April 6, 2010. (Kyodo)