Posthumous Vindication: Prosecutors Abandon Retrial in Decades-Old Shiga Murder Case

OTSU, SHIGA PREF. — In a landmark development that marks a rare, albeit belated, admission of judicial fallibility, public prosecutors announced on Friday that they will not seek to prove…

Japan Moves to Reform Retrial System: A Landmark Shift in Judicial Fairness

By Editorial Staff In a significant legislative development aimed at rectifying long-standing criticisms of Japan’s judicial system, a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) panel has officially approved a government proposal to…