Shozo Nishiyama, 49, a man in Hiroshima convicted of...

Shozo Nishiyama, 49, a man in Hiroshima convicted of one count of robbery-murder and facing another, said through his lawyer that he wants a legal revision so he can donate his bone marrow and organs while he is in detention and after his death.
According to the Justice Ministry, it is the first time someone who could receive the death penalty or who is serving a life imprison term has made such a request.