In the first such case in recent history, Japan’s top court granted a retrial Tuesday for a deceased man who had been serving a life sentence for committing a murder in Shiga Prefecture in 1984. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/japan/crime-legal/retrial-murder-deceased-defendant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #shiga #supremecourt #japanesepolice #falseconvictions