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.

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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 ...

A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row before being exonerated last year has been handed a record payout. Iwao Hakamada, 89, was wrongly convicted for a quadruple murder in 1968 ...

A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, a court said on Tuesday – roughly $85 for each day he was ...

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(UPDATE) TOKYO — 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 on Tuesday. The payout ...

Tokyo: 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. The payout ...