Japan hangs 2 more inmates, marking record-high executions per year

Japan hangs 2 more inmates, marking record-high executions per year

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks about the execution of two death-row inmates at a news conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 28. The executions brought the number of inmates hanged this year to 15, a record high for the number of inmates executed per year since 1999 when the government began announcing execution figures.

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