Court to retry 'Yokohama Incident'

Friday 31st October, 12:22 PM JST

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timorborder at 02:57 PM JST - 31st October

Too little too late. Furthermore, the "independent" judiciary here in Japan has quashed debate regarding this case on numerous occasions. As with other inconveniences regarding Japan's conduct during the war years, the "Yokohama Incident" is one that certain elements of the Japan Establishment would like to see buried.
ptolemy at 04:16 PM JST - 31st October

Hope the families can get some justice, but it is too late for the ones who suffered. Hope the real story gets out to the masses, but like most things the "official" version issued by the government may be far from it.
freakashow at 10:24 PM JST - 31st October

I too hope the real story comes out.
mindovermatter at 11:03 PM JST - 31st October

police repeatedly beat him using a bamboo sword and ropes, while saying to him, ‘‘I will kill you and let you be born again,’

What are they talking about.... They can do that now... Why do you think they have something like a 99% conviction rate...? It's certainly NOT do to their outstanding police work....
OgieDoggie at 01:59 AM JST - 1st November

The judge also highlighted that three of the special police involved in the violent interrogations were convicted in 1952.

Were convicted of what? If they had been convicted of "violent interrogations" then these Journalists should have their conviction overturned along time ago.
elbudamexicano at 07:10 AM JST - 1st November

During the war, many Japanese here in Japan had to be very careful of what they did or said, the wall had ears (goverment spies everywhere) and these people involed in the Yokohama incident may just be the tip of the ice berg.