Japanese should think about how developed nations view their country's policy on executions, Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka said in a recent interview.
"I feel Japanese citizens do not fully understand how we are viewed by developed countries. I want all of us to be more interested in how we are viewed," the new minister told a group of journalists at his office in Tokyo last week.
Hiraoka refused to confirm he would sign off on executions.
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