Two death row inmates, Koichi Shoji, 64, and Yasunori Suzuki, 50, were executed on Friday, the Justice Ministry said, marking the country's first executions of 2019.
Both were sentenced to death for separate rape and murder charges of several women.
Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita ordered their executions on Wednesday.
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