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EXECUTIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2018
Capital punishment in Japan: Unscheduled executions and hangings witnessed only by prison officials and a priest
Japan and the United States are the only two members of the Group of Seven advanced economies that have the death penalty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Deep Dive
Mar 19, 2018
1995 Aum sarin attack on Tokyo subway still haunts, leaving questions unanswered
Hitoshi Jin describes his younger brother spending the booming 1980s "cult surfing," exploring what new religions had to offer to fill the gaping spiritual void left by a childhood scarred by an abusive father.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2017
North Korea conducts public executions for theft, watching South Korea media: report
North Korea carries out public executions on riverbanks and at school grounds and marketplaces for charges such as stealing copper from factory machines, distributing media from South Korea and prostitution, a report issued Wednesday said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2017
Hamas executes three Palestinians over killing it says was ordered by Israel
Gaza's ruling Hamas movement executed three Palestinians on Thursday convicted of killing a commander in the Islamist group's armed wing while acting on Israel's orders.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 11, 2017
Rights group renews criticism of death penalty in Japan
Japan executed three people last year and imposed three new death sentences in what Amnesty International has also described as a secretive system.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2016
Burglar in Kyushu slayings hanged
A robber who murdered two people during break-ins in Kumamoto is hanged, marking the first execution signed by Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2016
Amnesty slams Japan over death penalty as global executions soar
A human rights group says recorded executions worldwide surged by more than 50 percent last year to the highest level in a quarter-century.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2015
Japan hangs prisoners days after lawyers' call for death penalty review
The executions of two death row inmates on Friday was a blow to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, which only last week reiterated a call for a moratorium on hangings and for a national debate on the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2015
Eight drug convicts go before Indonesia firing squad; Filipina spared at last moment
Eight drug-trafficking convicts from several countries were executed by an Indonesian firing squad in the early minutes of Wednesday, local media said, but a Filipina who was on death row with them was unexpectedly spared at the last minute.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2015
Executions imminent, Indonesia informs Australia
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she had received a letter from her Indonesian counterpart late on Monday advising her of the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers and offering no hope of a reprieve.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2015
Abbott strikes conciliatory note with Widodo over Indonesia executions
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott struck a conciliatory tone on Thursday after speaking with Indonesian President Joko Widodo about the looming execution of two convicted Australian drug traffickers.
WORLD
Feb 6, 2015
U.S. official: 'No coincidence' Islamic State victims videotaped in Guantanamo-like jumpsuits
A top U.S. defense official said it was "no coincidence" that recent Islamic State videotapes of the savage executions of Jordanian and Japanese hostages showed the victims wearing orange jumpsuits, "believed by many to be the symbol of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay."
WORLD
Oct 31, 2014
Islamic State fighters vow safe passage, then execute 220 Iraqis from opposing Sunni tribe
Islamic State militants executed at least 220 Iraqis in retaliation against a tribe's opposition to their takeover of territory west of Baghdad, security sources and witnesses said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2014
Leader says Boko Haram is ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law
The leader of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram said his fighters were now ruling the captured northeastern town of Gwoza "by Islamic law" in the first video to state a territorial claim in more than five years of violent insurrection.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2014
Lay judges' moral dilemma
How does Japan's justice minister respond to a petition from 20 citizens who, as lay judges, agonized over the possibility of having to hand down a death sentence? They call for an immediate halt to capital punishment.
WORLD / Society
Jul 18, 2013
Review turns up FBI errors in 27 death penalty convictions
An unprecedented federal review of old criminal cases uncovers as many as 27 death penalty convictions in which FBI forensic experts may have mistakenly linked defendants to crimes with exaggerated scientific testimony.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
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For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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