The Osaka District Court sentenced a 23-year-old man to death Wednesday for murdering two sisters in their apartment in the city.
Yukio Yamaji stabbed Asuka Uehara, 27, and her 19-year-old sister, Chihiro, to death, stole 5,000 yen and torched the apartment Nov. 17, 2005, the court found.
The women suffered deep stab wounds to their chests and faces.