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Acquittal in Retrial; Prosecution's Actions Deemed Illegal: Second Instance Ruling on Shiga's National Compensation Lawsuit on the 25th (Kyodo News)

The Osaka High Court will deliver its verdict on the 25th in the appeal trial of a lawsuit filed by Mika Nishiyama (46), a former nursing assistant who was acquitted in a retrial after serving time for murder in connection with the death of a patient at Koto Memorial Hospital in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture in 2003. She is seeking approximately 23 million yen in damages from the Japanese government. In the first trial, the national governm…
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The Osaka High Court will deliver its verdict on the 25th in the appeal trial of a lawsuit filed by Mika Nishiyama (46), a former nursing assistant who was acquitted in a retrial after serving time for murder in connection with the death of a patient at Koto Memorial Hospital in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture in 2003. She is seeking approximately 23 million yen in damages from the Japanese government. In the first trial, the national governm…

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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