Many retrial requests filed by relatives of former defendants in serious crimes whose convictions had become final face difficulties as petitioners have died or grown very old amid protracted procedures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/japan/crime-legal/retrial-requests-relatives-difficulties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #justiceministry