The death penalty, Japan's ultimate punishment, has been carried out in the country for the first time in two years and 11 ...

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

Japan's worst criminals face their death inside a highly secretive execution room located inside a nondescript office block.

Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media. He was also ...

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A man dubbed the " Twitter killer" has been executed in Japan for the murder and dismemberment of nine people. Takahiro ...

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Takahiro Shiraishi's victims were aged 15 to 26. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.