Iwao Hakamada Case Updates

Ex-Judge Challenges Japan’s “Unopenable Door” Retrial System After Hakamada Case

Tokyo: The world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail — and he ...

Acquitted Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Million From Japan

Tokyo, Japan: The world’s longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction ...