Japan hangs 2 death-row inmates

Japan hangs 2 death-row inmates

Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2015, after ordering the executions of two death-row inmates. It was his first order to put inmates to death since taking office in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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