In response to today’s execution in Japan of a man convicted of the murder of nine people, Chiara Sangiorgio, Death Penalty ...

A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s ...

After Japan’s first execution of a prisoner in almost three years, the European Union and other countries responded with a ...

Japan executed serial killer Shiraishi Takahiro on June 27, making it the first execution since July 2022.Shiraishi was ...

Takahiro Shiraishi (C) covers his face with his hands as he is transported to the prosecutor's office from a police station in Tokyo. AFP A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine ...

Japan's worst criminals face their death inside a highly secretive execution room located inside a nondescript office block.

Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years. By Martin Fackler June 27, 2025 ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years. By Martin Fackler June 27, 2025 ...