15:01â¢Justice Prevails: Death Row Inmate Exonerated After Six Decades
âšThe newspapers extensively report on Iwao Hakamada's acquittal in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case (Asahi, Chunichi, Hokkaido, Japan Times, Kyodo, Mainichi, NHK, Sankei, TBS, Yahoo, Yomiuri). The court recognized evidence fabrication. Hakamada, 88, had been on death row for 58 years. The case raises questions about Japan's criminal justice system and death penalty. Additionally, the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election is approaching its final stages (Sankei, Yahoo, Yomiuri).