Death sentence finalized for Yamaguchi man who killed five neighbors in 2013
Kosei Homi and his lawyers had pleaded not guilty, claiming he could not be held criminally responsible by reason of insanity or diminished mental capacity.
'Haiku killings' recall infamous horror story
Mitake, a tiny mountain hamlet located in eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture, is administrated as part of the city of Shunan (pop. 150,000). The area is so remote, cell phones don't always receive signals there. On the night of July 21, according to news reports, two houses ...
The man suspected of murdering five elderly people and torching two of their homes in Yamaguchi Prefecture says he used a wooden stick to kill them.
Suspect in Yamaguchi murder-arson case is turned over to prosecutors
The police turn over to prosecutors the 63-year-old man suspected of murdering five people and torching two homes in a remote mountain community in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
