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"Quiet Emergency": Japan Births In 2024 Fell Below 700,000 For First Time
Japan is also facing an increased number of deaths and working shortages as a result of the low birth rates.
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US Navy Officer Charged With Murder After Wife Found Dead In Hotel Room
A US Navy officer charged with murder is facing death penalty, six months after his wife's body was found in a Japanese hotel room.
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Japanese Man, 56, Hides Father's Body In Wardrobe For 2 Years To Evade Funeral Costs
A 56-year-old Japanese man hid his father's body in a wardrobe at his home for two years to avoid funeral costs after his death in January 2023.
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'No Warning': The Death Penalty In Japan
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.
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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
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.
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Death In A Plastic Bag: Why Japan Has No Public Dustbins
For a first-time visitor to Japan, the lack of public dustbins is the biggest shock. Blame a subway attack by a doomsday cult on March 20, 1995
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Japanese Man Freezes To Death After Partner Traps Him Naked on Balcony: Cops
A Japanese woman was arrested for allegedly locking her naked partner on their balcony for the night, leading to his death from cold, police said Friday.
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Acquitted Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Million From Japan
Iwao Hakamada, 88, was declared innocent last year of a 1966 quadruple murder for which he spent over four decades in confinement, mostly on death row.
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Japan's 'Black Widow' Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies
A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78.
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Schoolgirl Stabbed To Death At McDonald's In Japan: Local Media
A junior high school student was stabbed to death and another wounded Saturday night by an unknown assailant at a McDonald's restaurant in southwestern Japan, local media reported.
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Japan To Prosecute Dead Teen Whose Suicide Attempt Killed A Woman, Move Sparks Debate
Many argued that pursuing charges against the dead teenager is unnecessary and a misallocation of resources, as it serves no practical purpose.
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Japanese Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders After 45 Years On Death Row
A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family's search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.
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Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter.
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Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported
One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.
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"Quiet Emergency": Japan Births In 2024 Fell Below 700,000 For First Time
Japan is also facing an increased number of deaths and working shortages as a result of the low birth rates.
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US Navy Officer Charged With Murder After Wife Found Dead In Hotel Room
A US Navy officer charged with murder is facing death penalty, six months after his wife's body was found in a Japanese hotel room.
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Japanese Man, 56, Hides Father's Body In Wardrobe For 2 Years To Evade Funeral Costs
A 56-year-old Japanese man hid his father's body in a wardrobe at his home for two years to avoid funeral costs after his death in January 2023.
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'No Warning': The Death Penalty In Japan
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.
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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
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.
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Death In A Plastic Bag: Why Japan Has No Public Dustbins
For a first-time visitor to Japan, the lack of public dustbins is the biggest shock. Blame a subway attack by a doomsday cult on March 20, 1995
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Japanese Man Freezes To Death After Partner Traps Him Naked on Balcony: Cops
A Japanese woman was arrested for allegedly locking her naked partner on their balcony for the night, leading to his death from cold, police said Friday.
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Acquitted Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Million From Japan
Iwao Hakamada, 88, was declared innocent last year of a 1966 quadruple murder for which he spent over four decades in confinement, mostly on death row.
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Japan's 'Black Widow' Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies
A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78.
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Schoolgirl Stabbed To Death At McDonald's In Japan: Local Media
A junior high school student was stabbed to death and another wounded Saturday night by an unknown assailant at a McDonald's restaurant in southwestern Japan, local media reported.
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Japan To Prosecute Dead Teen Whose Suicide Attempt Killed A Woman, Move Sparks Debate
Many argued that pursuing charges against the dead teenager is unnecessary and a misallocation of resources, as it serves no practical purpose.
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Japanese Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders After 45 Years On Death Row
A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family's search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.
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Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter.
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Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported
One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.
