DATA BASE of WRONGFUL ARRESTS, CONVICTIONS, AND THE DEATH PENALTY.
These are the most extensive lists available in English for JAPAN
WRONGFUL ARREST AND CONVICTION
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Wrongful Arrests and Convictions
1912-Present
A compelling chart of wrongful arrests and convictions in modern Japanese History.
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Death Demanded-Not Guilty
Chart of defendants who were found innocent in trials in which death was demanded.
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Double Jeopardy
Chart of defendants who were found innocent but later retried, despite prohibition by the constitution.
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Mixed Jury (Saibanin) Verdicts
Chart of defendants who have been found innocent by the newly established mixed jury system in 2009
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Statute of Limitations
Chart of problematic arrests and prosecutions made shortly before the expiration of the statute of limitations.
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Mentally Challenged Defendants
Chart of defendants with psychological illnesses whose prosecutions have been problematic.
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Amnesty List:
List of defendants supported by Amnesty International.
Foreign Defendants on Trial
Acquittals and Wrongful Convictions
Problematic Arson Cases
Japan has a large number of defendants charged with arson who insist upon innocence.
Death Penalty
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Sentenced to Death
Comprehensive list of all defendants under a sentence of death.
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Convictions and Executions
1868~present
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Convictions and Executions 1989~2010 In Detail
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Hangman Cheated
Cases in which prosecutors demanded death but received lesser sentences.
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Recent Executions and Deaths in Prison
Chart of recent executees and death row inmates who died in prison. 2005~present.
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Hanging Records of Justice Ministers
1989 to the present.
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Major Exonerations
The four death row and three life imprisonment exonerations in the postwar period.