Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited a school for people with visual impairment in Shiga Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/japan-emperor-empress-shiga-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #shiga
The chief of Shiga Prefectural Police department has apologized to a former assistant nurse who was acquitted of murdering a patient in a retrial after serving her prison term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-apology-false-conviction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #falseconvictions #japanesecourts #shiga #mikanishiyama #nurses
A district court ordered the Shiga Prefectural Government to pay about ¥31 million in damages to a former assistant nurse who served a 12-year prison sentence before being acquitted of murdering a patient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/japan/crime-legal/shiga-nurse-compensation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shiga #japanesecourts #japanesepolice #falseconvictions #hospitals #nurses
A man on Japan's national wanted list in relation to the death of his father and the attempted murder of his mother at their luxury condominium in Shiga Prefecture earlier this year has been found dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/crime-legal/shiga-son-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shiga #yamanashi #japanesepolice