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Japan executes 3 inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki holds a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2013, as Japan executed three death row inmates the same day. The executions were the first to be conducted under the Liberal Democratic Party-led government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that was launched in December.

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

HIROSHIMA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows the detention house in Hiroshima, western Japan. Three death row inmates at detention houses in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Fukuoka were hanged on March 29, 2012, in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty.

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken March 29, 2012, shows the detention house in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Three death row inmates at detention houses in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Fukuoka were hanged the same day in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty.

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa talks about his decision to order the execution of three death row inmates at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 29, 2012. The three inmates were hanged the same day by his order in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty.

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Japan hangs 2 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keiko Chiba announced the executions of two death row inmates in a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on July 28, 2010, in the first execution under the Democratic Party of Japan government launched in September 2009.

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Japan hangs 2 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keiko Chiba announced the executions of two death row inmates in a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on July 28, 2010, in the first execution under the Democratic Party of Japan government launched in September 2009.

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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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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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3 inmates hanged, names disclosed 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama announces the names of three death row inmates executed Nov. 7 and the locations where the executions took place during a session of the Judicial Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. This is the first time the government has released the names of inmates who had been executed.

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Japan hangs 3 death-row inmates in 1st executions in 2 yrs

Three death-row inmates were hanged Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice said, in Japan's first executions since December 2019 and first under the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The three were identified as Yasutaka Fujishiro, 65, who killed seven of his relatives in Hyogo Prefecture in 2004, and Tomoaki Takanezawa, 54, and Mitsunori Onogawa, 44, convicted of killing two employees at two separate pachinko parlors in Gunma Prefecture in 2003. Following Tuesday's executions, the number of inmates sitting on death row in Japan stands at 107. Japan's capital punishment system has drawn international criticism, with critics calling for greater transparency on the timing of executions given that death-row inmates are typically notified just hours before or, at times, not at all.

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3 inmates hanged, names disclosed 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama announces the names of three death row inmates executed Nov. 7 and the locations where the executions took place during a session of the Judicial Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. This is the first time the government has released the names of inmates who had been executed. (Kyodo)

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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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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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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's execution chamber

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the execution chamber (top) of the Tokyo Detention House that the Japanese Justice Ministry opened to the media Aug. 27, 2010, allowing participants in a press tour to take still photos and video footage for the first time. Executions of death row inmates are carried out by hanging in Japan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Japan hangs 2 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keiko Chiba announced the executions of two death row inmates in a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on July 28, 2010, in the first execution under the Democratic Party of Japan government launched in September 2009. (Kyodo)

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Japan hangs 2 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keiko Chiba announced the executions of two death row inmates in a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on July 28, 2010, in the first execution under the Democratic Party of Japan government launched in September 2009. (Kyodo)

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yasutoshi Matsuda, a death row inmate. Matsuda, 44, was executed on March 29, 2012, along with two other death row inmates, in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty. (Kyodo)

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa talks about his decision to order the execution of three death row inmates at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 29, 2012. The three inmates were hanged the same day by his order in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty. (Kyodo)

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yasuaki Uwabe, a death row inmate. Uwabe, 48, was executed on March 29, 2012, along with two other death row inmates, in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty. (Kyodo)

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

HIROSHIMA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows the detention house in Hiroshima, western Japan. Three death row inmates at detention houses in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Fukuoka were hanged on March 29, 2012, in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty. (Kyodo)

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken March 29, 2012, shows the detention house in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Three death row inmates at detention houses in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Fukuoka were hanged the same day in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty. (Kyodo)