Iwao Hakamada, the Japanese boxer fighting… for his life
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Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN In Japan, 82-year-old Iwao Hakamada spent half a century on death row before being released. But the former professional boxer is still locked in a legal back and forth. Today he is free but his life is far from certain, as the possibility of a retrial looms large. We bring you his story. Also, as India's economy continues to grow, sometimes it does so at the cost of those feeding the furnace. Tens of thousands of people live in the country's largest coalfield; a site that has been abandoned and where coal spontaneously bursts into flames. Rather than step in and address the health hazards, the government is playing a waiting game, hoping residents will leave so it can recover the land for more mining. Finally, for many single women in China, marriage can be a dream, but it can also be a source of profound stress. The unwed are often called "Leftover Women". Being single has marked these women and changed the way their families and colleagues interact with them. http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/emission/21102 Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/France24_en