Entries tagged with “Hiroaki Murayama”

Apr 02, 2025

Japanese Exoneree Awarded $1.4 Million in Compensation After Spending 46 Years on Death Row

On March 24, 2025, Iwao Hakamada was award­ed just over $217 mil­lion yen ($1.4 mil­lion) in com­pen­sa­tion after spend­ing 46 years wrong­ful­ly incar­cer­at­ed on Japan’s death row. According to Mr. Hakamada’s legal rep­re­sen­ta­tive, Hideyo Ogawa, this award marks the​“high­est” com­pen­sa­tion ever pro­vid­ed for a wrong­ful con­vic­tion. Mr. Hakamada, who was exon­er­at­ed last year, is only the fifth death-sen­­tenced pris­on­er to receive a retri­al in post-World War II Japan, all of…