FUKUOKA The Fukuoka District Court on Sept. 21 handed down a 15-year prison sentence sought by prosecutors to Emiko Akahori, 49, over the starving death of her friend’s son.
FUKUOKA In the opening of her trial, a woman accused of being in a domineering relationship denied any role in the starvation death of her friend’s 5-year-old son or bilking his mother out of her money.
ANN/THE JAPAN NEWS – “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” goes the proverb, but agricultural officials in two disaster-hit areas have put a twist on the adage: Make jam instead. Jams made from fruits harvested in two places hit by major disasters – torrential rains in northern Kyushu in July 2017 and the 2011 […]
FUKUOKA A mother who allowed her 5-year-old son to starve to death while in a relationship with a domineering older woman was found guilty of abandoning her parental responsibilities and sentenced to five years in prison.