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Tomohiro Osaki

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Family Fights For Death-row Retrial Under Japan's 'Snail-paced' System

Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder after failing to win her long...

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International Business Times

Tomohiro Osaki

Ex-judge Fights Japan's 'Unopenable Door' Retrial System

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...

28.03.2025 7

International Business Times

Tomohiro Osaki

Japan Cult Widow Speaks 30 Years After Subway Attack

Only seven years into her marriage did Yuki Niimi first touch her husband -- at a morgue where she collected his body after he was executed and kissed...

18.03.2025 9

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Tomohiro Osaki

7-Eleven Owner Seeks To Fend Off Takeover With Buyback, US IPO

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven announced on Thursday a raft of new measures to fend off a takeover by a Canadian rival, including a huge share buyback...

07.03.2025 10

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Tomohiro Osaki

'Love For Humanity': Low-crime Japan's Unpaid Parole Officers

Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother -- all in a day's unpaid work for Japan's army of volunteer...

24.01.2025 9

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Tomohiro Osaki

Japan PM Says Blocked US Steel Deal Could Hit Investments

Japan's prime minister on Monday urged Washington to dispel concerns that a decision by Joe Biden to block Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel...

07.01.2025 6

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Tomohiro Osaki

Japan 'Regrets' Release Of Anti-whaling Activist Watson

Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's...

19.12.2024 3

International Business Times

Tomohiro Osaki

Japanese Researchers Test Pioneering Drug To Regrow Teeth

People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to...

14.12.2024 4

International Business Times

Tomohiro Osaki

Pentagon Chief Slams China's 'Coercive Behaviour'

China's "coercive behaviour" threatens regional stability, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying...

11.12.2024 4

International Business Times

Tomohiro Osaki

Japan PM Under Pressure After Debacle Election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faced the prospect of minority rule Monday after his gamble of snap elections backfired with the ruling...

28.10.2024 2

International Business Times

Tomohiro Osaki

Japan PM Calls Snap Election To 'Create A New Japan'

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved parliament on Wednesday, saying that an election this month was a chance to "create a new...

09.10.2024 3

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Tomohiro Osaki