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Wife's acquittal in ‘Don Juan of Kishu’ case

The wealthy businessperson's wife was indicted in May 2021 on suspicion of murdering him by making him take a lethal dose of a stimulant drug at their home in 2018.

By The Japan Times

• March 24, 2026 at 2:17 AM

Wife's acquittal in ‘Don Juan of Kishu’ case Photo: The Japan Times

The high court in Osaka Prefecture, near Wakayama Prefecture, dismissed the prosecution's appeal against the Wakayama District Court's December 2024 ruling that had found the defendant not guilty
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OSAKA –
The Osaka High Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that found a 30-year-old woman not guilty over the death in 2018 of her then 77-year-old husband, a wealthy businessperson nicknamed the "Don Juan of Kishu," in Wakayama Prefecture.The high court in Osaka Prefecture, near Wakayama, dismissed the prosecution's appeal against the Wakayama District Court's December 2024 ruling
Kishu is the old name for the region that includes Wakayama.

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