Even
After Death The Struggle
Continues....
Japanese Law permits retrials for the executed and those
who die while petitioning for appeal. The following cases
are being contested in the courts.
The Teigin
Incident (1948).
Sadamichi Hirasawa, a chemist, was found guilty of
poisoning 12 people in a bank heist. He died in 1987.
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The Fukuoka
Incident (1947) .
Takeo Nishi, a merchant, was found guilty of the robbery
and shooting of two black market dealers on May 20, 1947,
in the city of Fukuoka. He was executed in 1975.
1) Japan Times Articles about the case (More)
2) Sister Helen Prejean comes to Japan in support
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Gone but not
forgotten.....
Even after execution, a killer's legacy bridges east and
west. One of the last
wishes of executed murderer
Norio Nagayama has helped to
link Japanese kids who refuse to go to school with working
children in Peru.
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