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