(3)Hayashi sentenced to death for killing 4 with poisoned curry

(3)Hayashi sentenced to death for killing 4 with poisoned curry

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tsutomu Kobayashi, chief lawyer for Masumi Hayashi, meets reporters in Wakayama on Dec. 11 after Hayashi was sentenced to death for killing four people and poisoning 63 others by lacing a curry stew with arsenic in Wakayama, western Japan, in 1998. He said the defense lawyers filed an appeal.

(3)Hayashi sentenced to death for killing 4 with poisoned curry

(3)Hayashi sentenced to death for killing 4 with poisoned curry

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tsutomu Kobayashi, chief lawyer for Masumi Hayashi, meets reporters in Wakayama on Dec. 11 after Hayashi was sentenced to death for killing four people and poisoning 63 others by lacing a curry stew with arsenic in Wakayama, western Japan, in 1998. He said the defense lawyers filed an appeal.

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo & Masahiro Motoki Characters: Ikuei Sasaki,Yuriko Kamimura & Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Craftsman fears skills may be used in war under Abe security policy

Craftsman fears skills may be used in war under Abe security policy

Tsutomu Kobayashi, a 75-year-old precision-machining craftsman, speaks of his fears at his small factory next to his home in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 15, 2015, that his skills and products may be used in war without his knowing under Japan's new national security policy pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Having survived air raids in Tokyo during World War II as a child, Kobayashi said he strongly opposes war and would prefer not to be involved in any processing of war supplies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Craftsman fears skills may be used in war under Abe security policy

Craftsman fears skills may be used in war under Abe security policy

Tsutomu Kobayashi, a 75-year-old precision-machining craftsman, demonstrates how he works on machinery at his small factory next to his home in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, 2015. A World War II survivor, Kobayashi said he strongly opposes war and is worried his skills and products may be unknowingly used in war if changes to Japan's pacifist security policy pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are realized. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo