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Japan's execution chamber

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a room equipped with three buttons connected to a trap footplate in the adjacent execution chamber 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. The authorities do not disclose which button actually works out of consideration for psychological burden on officials pressing them. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Japan's execution chamber

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a room equipped with three buttons connected to a trap footplate in the adjacent execution chamber 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. The authorities do not disclose which button actually works out of consideration for psychological burden on officials pressing them. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Japan's execution chamber

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the execution chamber 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. A trap footplate is seen on the floor. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)