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DEATH PENALTY

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2019
White House to propose expedited death penalty for perpetrators of mass shootings
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has drafted legislation that would speed the death penalty for people who have committed mass murder, a White House official said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 15, 2019
Long after his hanging, teen quadruple-murderer continues to stir debate on death penalty in Japan
Half a century since his arrest in 1969, and 22 years since his execution, Norio Nagayama, a repentant random killer who became a prolific writer behind bars, is still provoking debate on the issues surrounding capital punishment, poverty and children's rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019
Hangings carried out for two Japanese death row inmates convicted of multiple rape-murders
The hangings of rapists and murderers Koichi Shoji and Yasunori Suzuki were Japan's first executions of 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2019
U.S. move to resume death penalty bucks domestic and global trends, U.N. says
The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday the Trump administration's decision to reinstate the death penalty at the federal level goes against the domestic and international trend to abolish or halt executions. The U.S. Justice Department last Thursday reinstated a two-decade dormant policy allowing the federal government's use of capital punishment and immediately scheduled executions for five federal inmates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2019
One year after 13 Aum Shinrikyo executions, scant debate over the death penalty in Japan
One year after the founder and 12 former senior members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult were executed for crimes including the deadly 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway system, the debate over the death penalty remains a muted affair in Japan despite international calls for its abolition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2019
Osaka High Court upholds death penalty for 'black widow' serial killer Chisako Kakehi
The Osaka High Court on Friday upheld the death penalty imposed on a 72-year-old woman dubbed Japan's "black widow" for murdering her husband and two common-law partners with poison to inherit money and escape debt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2019
Death sentence confirmed after killer of two Osaka junior high school students drops appeal
A death sentence for a man convicted of murdering two junior high school students in Osaka has been finalized after he dropped an appeal, it was learned Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2019
China sentences Canadian to death for drug offenses, state-run media says
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death for producing and trafficking methamphetamine, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019
Thai navy tows floating home of fugitive U.S. 'seasteader'
Thailand's navy on Monday began towing to shore the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. citizen and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the "seasteading" movement who face possible death sentences for setting up their offshore home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2019
Chief Justice John Roberts emerges as U.S. Supreme Court's swing vote
Pivotal votes cast by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts in abortion and death penalty cases have underscored his new standing as the Supreme Court's ideological center and the outsize role he may play in major rulings for years to come.
EDITORIALS
Jan 24, 2019
Reviewing the lay judge trial system
Resolving issues surrounding lay judges hold the key to sustaining the system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2019
Story of Iwao Hakamada, boxer who spent 48 years on death row, to become manga series
The story of Iwao Hakamada, a former professional boxer and death-row inmate, 82, who continues to battle to clear his name over a 1966 quadruple murder, will be adapted into a manga series, supporters of the convict announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 4, 2019
Saudi prosecutor seeks death for five of 11 suspects in Jamal Khashoggi slaying
Saudi Arabian prosecutors is seeking the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects detained over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the state news agency SPA said on Thursday, as a Saudi court held a first hearing on the case.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2018
Two Japanese death row inmates executed over 1988 robbery-murders of Cosmo Research president and employee
The executions were the first carried out since 13 former members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult were hanged in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2018
Man sentenced to death for 2015 murder of two junior high students in Osaka Prefecture
A court sentenced a 48-year-old man to death on Wednesday for killing two junior high school students in Osaka Prefecture in 2015, rejecting the defense counsel's claim that he did not intend to commit the murders and cannot take full criminal responsibility due to a mental disorder.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2018
Appearing to swagger, Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect pleads not guilty
Appearing defiant and swaggering, the man charged with killing 11 worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue, pleaded not guilty on Thursday in a federal court as the Jewish community buried three more of the dead.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018
Singapore hangings spur fresh calls by rights groups to scrap death penalty
Singapore on Friday hanged a Malaysian convicted of drug trafficking, the latest in what rights groups said was a series of executions prompting them to renew calls for the wealthy city-state to abolish the death penalty.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2018
'The Chaplain': Ren Osugi shines as a clergyman working on death row
The sudden death of Ren Osugi last February robbed Japanese cinema of one of its most dependable actors. That loss is rendered all the more acute by "The Chaplain," Osugi's final screen role, and his debut as producer. It's the kind of serious, intelligent drama that might struggle to get made without an established screen star to lend it clout, and it's hard not to wonder what might have come next.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 6, 2018
Death sentence finalized for Chinese man over 2009 double murder in Aichi
The death sentence has been finalized for a 35-year-old Chinese man convicted of murdering two people in 2009, after the Supreme Court rejected his request for a retraction of the previous dismissal of his appeal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2018
America should do away with the death penalty
Without being aware of it, Vernon Madison might become a footnote in constitutional law because he is barely aware of anything. For more than 30 years, Alabama, with a tenacity that deserves a better cause, has been trying to execute him for the crime he certainly committed, the 1985 murder of a police officer. Twice the state convicted him unconstitutionally (first excluding African-Americans from the jury, then insinuating inadmissible evidence into the record). In a third trial the judge, who during his time on the bench overrode more life sentences (six) than any other Alabama judge, disregarded the jury's recommended sentence of life imprisonment and imposed the death penalty.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
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