At night, I was very shocked to hear this stunning piece of news...

a judge took his life today...
he was the presiding judge of the Amagasaki Air Pollution Lawsuit...
I covered his judgement on January 31st of 2000, when I was in charge of Kobe District Court as a fifth year reporter...
whatever the reason he chose to take his life may be... may his soul rest in peace...

夜になって、この驚きのニュースを聞いて、ショックを受けた…
写真：今日裁判官が自殺した…
彼は尼崎公害訴訟の裁判長だった…
この判決を２０００年１月３１日に取材をした。５年目の記者として神戸地裁を担当しているときだ…
自殺した理由は何であろうと…ご冥福を祈ります…。