Hideko Hakamada said she is “filled with happiness” over the acquittal, and that being able to vote "means he has finally been allowed back into society.”
'This is the beginning': 91-year-old sister of longest death row inmate sees hope in his acquittal
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She says she thinks he is still not fully convinced.
Iwao Hakamada, world's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan, mulls suing government
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