Person: Joji Obara

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Fresh appeal into Blackman verdict

JAPANESE prosecutors sought again yesterday to prove that a man killed a British bar hostess whose dismembered body was found in a cave near Tokyo, in a second appeal hearing in the high-profile case.

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Silent scream safety device is launched

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Blackman family in dispute as murder suspect cleared

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Court acquits businessman of woman’s death

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Tokyo: Man acquitted over British woman's death

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British teacher 'beaten and suffocated to death' in Japan

Murder victim's father accepts payout from suspect's friend

The father of murdered British hostess Lucie Blackman has accepted a payout from an old friend of the Japanese man charged with killing his daughter, he said today.

Sat, 30 Sep, 2006

Tokyo businessman arrested in connection with Lucie death

A Japanese man has been arrested in connection with the death of Lucie Blackman.

Fri, 06 Apr, 2001

Father of Luice Blackman says her death is still hard to believe

The father of murdered Lucie Blackman says he is still struggling to come to terms with her death.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2001

Murdered Lucie's mother to take body home

The mother of murdered British hostess Lucie Blackman has arrived in Japan to bring home the body of her daughter.

Sat, 24 Feb, 2001

Police recieved forged Lucie Blackman letters

Japanese police received forged letters after Lucie Blackman's disappearance claiming to be from the murdered Briton.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2001

Businessman charged after Lucie's body identified

Businessman Joji Obara has been charged with abandoning a corpse after the body of Lucie Blackman was found near Tokyo.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2001

Dismembered remains 'identified as missing Lucie'

Police in Japan have identified the dismembered remains found in a beachside cave near Tokyo as those of British bar hostess Lucie Blackman.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2001

Japanese police begin autopsy of woman's body

Police investigating the disappearance of a British bar hostess have begun an autopsy to determine the identify of a dismembered woman's body.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2001

Police seeking missing Lucie find head

Police searching for missing Briton Lucie Blackman have found a head encased in concrete near Tokyo.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2001

Lucie's father meets Scotland Yard officers over body find

Lucie Blackman's father is meeting Scotland Yard officers after human remains were found in a cave in Japan.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2001

Lucie hunt police find head and torso

Police searching for missing British bar hostess Lucie Blackman have found a head and torso buried in a cave on a beach near Tokyo.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2001

'The awful truth is unfolding,' says Lucie's father

Lucie Blackman's father says he has no plans to travel to Japan until DNA tests are carried out to find if human remains found on a beach near Tokyo are those of his daughter.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2001

Police investigating Lucie's disappearance find remains

Police searching for missing British bar hostess Lucie Blackman say they have found the remains of a woman's body on a beach near Tokyo.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2001