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Japan retrial for world’s longest-serving death row inmate

March 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Japanese man who was on death row for nearly half a century has been granted a retrial. Iwao Hakamada, now 87, isĀ the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, according to Amnesty International. He was sentenced […]

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Japan arrests alleged ringleaders of ‘Luffy’ crime spree

February 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

Japanese police have arrested four men for allegedly orchestrating scams and robberies while jailed overseas, in a case that has gripped the country. Authorities say they targeted the elderly, and stole or cheated their victims […]

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YouTubers Must Pay $3.5m Damages For Uploading 10-Minute Movie Edits

November 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two people who transformed full-length movies into YouTube videos that could be watched in just 10 minutes have been hit hard by a court in Japan. More than a dozen copyright holders targeted the pair […]

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Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional

June 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples and rights activists, after another district court in Sapporo ruled […]

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At least 17 injured in Tokyo subway knife and arson attack

October 31, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least 17 people have been injured in a knife and arson attack on an underground train line in the Japanese capital of Tokyo. Video footage shows passengers running through carriages away from flames and […]

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Japan ‘Twitter killer’ pleads guilty to murders

October 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to murdering nine people after contacting them on Twitter, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country. Dubbed the “Twitter killer”, Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in 2017 after […]

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Carlos Ghosn: Turkey charges seven over escape from Japan

May 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Turkey have charged seven people in connection with ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan in December. Four pilots, two other flight attendants, and an airline executive are accused of helping him flee […]

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Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death

March 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of 19 disabled people at a care home. Satoshi Uematsu said people with disabilities who were […]

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Japan issues arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn’s wife

January 7, 2020 World Justice News 0

Tokyo prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the wife of fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. Carole Ghosn is suspected of making false statements to a Tokyo court in April, investigators said. Mr Ghosn skipped […]

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Carlos Ghosn: Ex-Nissan boss granted bail by Tokyo court

March 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

The former boss of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has been granted bail by a Tokyo court in a surprise decision. The court set bail at one billion yen (Ā£6.8m; $8.9m) and Japanese media reports said he […]

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