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PENALTY

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2016
Lawyers to campaign for abolition of capital punishment in Japan
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations will launch a campaign next month for the abolition of capital punishment, arguing that even the worst offenders stand a chance of reintegration in society.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2016
Death sentence upheld for killer of five in rural Japan
The Hiroshima High Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for a 66-year-old man convicted of killing five neighbors and setting fire to two of their homes in a remote community in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2013.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2016
Two officials executed on Kim 'special order': report
North Korea publicly executed two top officials earlier this month with anti-aircraft guns on the personal order of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean newspaper reported Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2016
Indonesia to execute convicts, including foreigners: attorney general
Indonesia will execute "more than two" convicts this year, the attorney general said on Monday. They will include foreigners, he said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2016
Capital punishment for a minor
Putting someone to death for crimes committed while they are a minor is a very serious business, one that deserves a great deal more study.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2016
Death penalty sought for man accused of strangling Aichi woman, causing girlfriend's suicide
Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for a man charged with murdering a woman in 2011 and causing his girlfriend's death in 2009.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2016
Head of Japan lawyers' group criticizes media for naming ex-minor sentenced to death
The head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on Friday criticized news organizations that reported the name of a man sentenced to death for a double murder committed when he was a juvenile.
JAPAN / Media
Jun 17, 2016
Minor’s death sentence sees Japan media split on anonymity rule
The debate centers on whether to name a man who lost an appeal against a death sentence for a 2010 double murder.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2016
Death penalty to stand for man over 2010 murder as minor
A death sentence given to a man convicted of murdering two women and seriously injuring another man in 2010 when he was 18 is set to be finalized after the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court rulings.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2016
Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking more than '150,000 state secrets'
A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign power, state television said Tuesday, offering unusual details of a kind of case rarely mentioned in public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2016
Killer of 6-year-old Kobe girl gets death penalty
The Kobe District Court on Friday gave the death sentence to a man who killed a 6-year-old girl in the city in 2014.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2016
Death penalty sought for Kobe man over murder of 6-year-old girl
Prosecutors on Friday sought the death penalty for a man accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl and abandoning her body in Kobe in 2014, saying the case showed a brutal disregard for human life.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2016
Iran executions hit 20-year high in 2015, U.N. investigator says
Iran executed nearly 1,000 prisoners last year, the highest number in two decades, and hundreds of journalists, activists and opposition figures languish in custody, a United Nations investigator said Thursday.
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 / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2015
Japan lawyers' group slams 'inhumane' death penalty, calls for suspension, national debate
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations on Wednesday condemned capital punishment as "inhumane" and called on Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki to set up an panel of experts to review the policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2015
Survey offers insights into Japan's death-row inmates' thoughts, feelings and fears
For death-row inmates in Japan, contact with the outside world through visits and the exchange of letters makes life worth living, if only for another day, as they reflect on their crimes or pursue the possibility of retrials.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2015
Justice Ministry panel begins first comprehensive review of sex crime laws in over a century
A Justice Ministry panel on Monday began reviewing what critics call Japan's lax criminal penalties against rapists and other sex offenders, in the nation's first comprehensive effort in more than a century to overhaul laws on sex crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2015
Malaysia's top court backs death sentence for Japanese woman, 41, over drug smuggling
Malaysia's highest court has endorsed the death sentence issued by a lower court for a 41-year-old Japanese woman over trafficking 3.5 kg of methamphetamine into the country, a source said.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2015
New justice minister backs capital punishment, but says careful approach required
Newly appointed Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki on Wednesday supported the need for capital punishment but added that execution orders should be decided carefully.
EDITORIALS
Oct 7, 2015
Retrial system needs revamping
As illustrated by the case of Masaru Okunishi, who passed away after decades on death row without getting the new trial that he deserved, Japan's retrial system is seriously flawed and in need of reform.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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