Word: iwata
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...found guilty and given suspended sentences ranging from fines of 2,500 yen ($6.95) to two years' imprisonment; 16 have died since the trial began; and a number of people who pleaded "partially guilty" will be sentenced shortly. Some defendants swore they would appeal their convictions. Said Eiichi Iwata, who drew a two-year suspended sentence: "We'll fight to the end." For Iwata, now 62, it might be just that; an appeal to the Tokyo High Court and the Supreme Court could take ten years or more...