Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder ...

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 ...

In a landmark decision, Japan has awarded 217 million yen (approximately $1.44 million) in compensation to Iwao Hakamada, an ...

Stakes for wrongful convictions are high in Japan, where the death penalty has broad public support despite international ...

Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder ...

"The public interest has grown lately over the system, especially in regard to the protracted deliberation on some applications," he said.

Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation this week following his acquittal ...

Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation this week following his acquittal ...

But hopes have grown of a change since a court last year overturned the wrongful conviction of the world's longest-serving death row prisoner Iwao Hakamada, whose case took 42 years to be reopened.

The retrial should be held immediately to provide a legal remedy for Iwao Hakamada. In granting the retrial in the high-profile case, the high court said reasonable doubt has arisen on the guilt ...