Iwao Hakamada Freed after Decades on Death Row Iwao Hakamada, believed to be the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was able to walk…
Public skepticism on death penalty in Japan increases A new government study shows that public opinion on capital punishment in Japan has shifted,…
Japan hangs two criminals; Abe’s execution count stands at eight Two men were put to death in Japan Thursday, bringing the total number of death…
Who faces Japan’s hangman — and why by Henry Scott Stokes Today, as I write, upwards of 50 people are waiting on…