Justice Minister Keiko Chiba infuriated capital punishment opponents on July 28 by ordering the executions of two convicted murderers and becoming the first justice minister to witness a death ...

TOKYO - Over 80 percent of people in Japan support the death penalty, saying the existence of the system is "unavoidable," according to the latest government survey on the issue taken late last year.

In an opinion poll conducted by the Japanese government in 2019, 80.8 percent said the existence of capital punishment "could not be helped." But Japan has not executed anyone for over two years, ...

Iwao Hakamada: World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan After almost half a century on death row Iwao Hakamada, 88, h www.bbc.com オリジナルの英語BBC News 翻訳版のBBC News Japan 世界で最も長く拘置された死刑囚 ...