Iwao Hakamada's defense team heads to the Shizuoka District Court to file a state compensation lawsuit on Oct. 9, 2025, in Shizuoka, central Japan. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese man who was ...

Attorney Hiroaki Murayama, who used to serve as presiding judge at the Shizuoka District Court, is seen in this April 25, 2023, photo. (Mainichi/Emi Naito) TOKYO -- A subcommittee of an advisory body ...

A former professional boxer who spent 46 years on death row after he was framed for murder by police has been awarded a record £1 million. A Japanese court has awarded Iwao Hakamada more than 200 ...

Iwao Hakamada, wrongfully convicted of murder, spent over four decades on death row before being awarded $1.4 million for his suffering. This payout highlights issues in Japan’s justice system.

The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.

Iwao Hakamada pictured two days after he was acquitted, more than half a century after his murder conviction (Picture: AFP) A Japanese man who spent 46 years on death row was awarded roughly 3p for ...

Tokyo (AFP) – The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely ...

A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded US$1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday. The payout represents 12,500 ...