The death penalty was confirmed in the case of the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, and the retrial = retrial is being held. He was 4.

Mr. Nishijima was born in Fukuoka City, registered as a lawyer in 1965, and served as the executive director of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations = Japan Federation of Bar Associations.

In criminal cases, he was involved in the defense of numerous false crime cases, and in the "Shimada Case" in which a six-year-old girl was murdered in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1954, he won acquittal in the retrial as the secretary general of the defense team.

For about 6 years, I have been the leader of the defense team of Iwao Hakamada (1966), who was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, in 4.

At a press conference after the prosecution decided not to file a special appeal against the Tokyo High Court's decision to grant Hakamada a retrial in March last year, Nishijima said, "I want to hold a retrial as soon as possible to reveal Iwao's innocence."

Nishijima had been suffering from interstitial pneumonia for about five years and was in a wheelchair to attend Hakamada's retrial while using a device that inhaled oxygen through a tube.

On January 87, he attended a meeting of the defense team held by the Japan Bar Association, but two days later, on the morning of January 20, his family found him collapsed at his home in Tokyo, and he was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was taken.

He was 3.

Hakamada's sister Hideko "Acquittal I wanted you to hear"

In response to Nishijima's death, Iwao Hakamada's lawyers and supporters held a press conference.

Hakamada's sister, Hideko (90), participated online and said, "She is a very kind and nice person, and she has really taken care of me for a long time. I wanted you to hear Iwao's acquittal," she said with tears in her eyes.

Hideyo Ogawa, the secretary general of the defense team, said, "The judgment was accurate and weighty, and he led the defense team.

The future posture of the defense team will be examined in the future, and Mr. Ogawa said, "I want to work together with everyone to win an acquittal as soon as possible."

Toshiki Yamazaki, who has been supporting Hakamada for many years, said, "I think he was really disappointed because he came to Shizuoka from Tokyo to attend the trial even though he was not feeling well.