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Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate
Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday sought the death penalty in the retrial of a man reputed to have been the world's longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported.
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Japan Delivers Death Sentence To 3, Marking First Executions Under New PM
Japan on Tuesday executed three prisoners on death row, the first since December 2019, local media reported citing unnamed sources including from the justice ministry.
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Japan Death Row Inmates Sue Over Same-Day Execution Notification
Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for the impact of the "inhumane" practice, their lawyer said.
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Japan Man Sentenced To Death For Killing 19 People At Care Home
A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday for the stabbing murder of 19 disabled people at a care home, in one of the country's worst mass killings.
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Japan Executes 2 Death Row Inmates: Report
Japan on Friday executed two death row prisoners, local media reported, as the government -- backed by public opinion -- continued to ignore calls by international rights groups to end capital punishment.
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Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate
Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday sought the death penalty in the retrial of a man reputed to have been the world's longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported.
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Japan Delivers Death Sentence To 3, Marking First Executions Under New PM
Japan on Tuesday executed three prisoners on death row, the first since December 2019, local media reported citing unnamed sources including from the justice ministry.
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Japan Death Row Inmates Sue Over Same-Day Execution Notification
Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for the impact of the "inhumane" practice, their lawyer said.
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Japan Man Sentenced To Death For Killing 19 People At Care Home
A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday for the stabbing murder of 19 disabled people at a care home, in one of the country's worst mass killings.
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Japan Executes 2 Death Row Inmates: Report
Japan on Friday executed two death row prisoners, local media reported, as the government -- backed by public opinion -- continued to ignore calls by international rights groups to end capital punishment.
