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Iwao Hakamada Applies for National Pension; Acquitted at Retrial, Makes Use of Special Law (Kyodo News)

On the 15th, it was learned through interviews with related parties that the lawyer acting as the adult guardian for Iwao Hakamada (89), who was found not guilty in a retrial for the murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, has applied to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to receive a national pension. Hakamada, who had been held captive for many years, was unable to pay his insurance premiums and was therefore unable t…
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On the 15th, it was learned through interviews with related parties that the lawyer acting as the adult guardian for Iwao Hakamada (89), who was found not guilty in a retrial for the murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, has applied to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to receive a national pension. Hakamada, who had been held captive for many years, was unable to pay his insurance premiums and was therefore unable t…

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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