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89-year-old Japanese man Iwao Hakamada, who spent nearly half a century on death row before being acquitted, has been awarded $1.45 million in compensation — a record amount.

The world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted over 50 years after his sentencing.

Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict