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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates, 1st executions in six months

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Eisuke Mori announces the execution of three death row inmates at a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on July 28. The executions are the first in six months and the first since the lay judge system was launched in May.

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Lay judge system starts in Japan amid lingering concerns

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks about the just-launched lay judge trial system at a news conference in Tokyo on May 21 with a promotional poster next to him. A law to introduce the lay judge system, which enables ordinary citizens to try criminal cases, took effect the same day.

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Japan executes 4 death-row inmates: justice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Eisuke Mori announces the executions of four death-row inmates at a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 29. It is the first set of executions in Japan in about three months and the second since Prime Minister Taro Aso took office in September last year.

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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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New justice minister backs death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - New Justice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 24. Mori said he will order the execution of death row inmates when necessary.

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(1)Senior welfare vice minister fails to pay pension premiums

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Senior Vice Minister Eisuke Mori bows at a news conference May 13 after admitting to have tailed to pay mandatory national pension premiums in the past. Mori, while apologizing, said he would not resign, calling it a ''personal problem.''

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(2)Senior welfare vice minister fails to pay pension premiums

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Senior Vice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks at a news conference May 13 after admitting to have tailed to pay mandatory national pension premiums in the past. Mori said he would not resign, calling it a ''personal problem.''

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Lower house panel adopts medical reform bills

TOKYO, Japan -- Eisuke Mori (C), chairman of the House of Representatives Health, Labor and Welfare Committee, is harassed by opposition party members June 14 during voting on a set of bills on medical reforms. The panel adopted the bills with the support of the three ruling parties.

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Lay judge system starts in Japan amid lingering concerns

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks about the just-launched lay judge trial system at a news conference in Tokyo on May 21 with a promotional poster next to him. A law to introduce the lay judge system, which enables ordinary citizens to try criminal cases, took effect the same day. (Kyodo)

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(1)Senior welfare vice minister fails to pay pension premiums

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Senior Vice Minister Eisuke Mori bows at a news conference May 13 after admitting to have tailed to pay mandatory national pension premiums in the past. Mori, while apologizing, said he would not resign, calling it a ''personal problem.'' (Kyodo)

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New justice minister backs death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - New Justice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 24. Mori said he will order the execution of death row inmates when necessary. (Kyodo)

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Japan executes 4 death-row inmates: justice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Eisuke Mori announces the executions of four death-row inmates at a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 29. It is the first set of executions in Japan in about three months and the second since Prime Minister Taro Aso took office in September last year. (Kyodo)

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

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. (Kyodo)

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(2)Senior welfare vice minister fails to pay pension premiums

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Senior Vice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks at a news conference May 13 after admitting to have tailed to pay mandatory national pension premiums in the past. Mori said he would not resign, calling it a ''personal problem.'' (Kyodo)