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PENALTY

JAPAN
Oct 21, 2014
New ministers pledge no interruption to nuclear policy, female empowerment
On his first day in his new job, industry minister Yoichi Miyazawa said Tuesday he will soon be ready to visit communities near nuclear power plants, apparently pledging to maintain the momentum for reactor restarts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2014
Three get death sentence for China train station attack
A Chinese court sentenced three people to death and one to life in prison on Friday for an attack at a train station that triggered a sweeping crackdown on what Beijing calls militant violence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 12, 2014
Matsushima stays course on death penalty but targets rape
Newly appointed Justice Minister Midori Matsushima on Thursday backed the death penalty as a deterrent against crime and said she planned to stiffen the penalty for rape and bolster immigration staff.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2014
Takefuji arsonist, ex-yakuza hanged for eight murders
A would-be robber who torched five Takefuji employees in 2001 and a yakuza who gunned down three people from 2001 to 2005 are executed for murder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2014
China executes eight for 'terrorist' attacks in Xinjiang
China has executed eight people for "terrorist" attacks in its restive far western region of Xinjiang, including three who "masterminded" a dramatic car crash in the capital's Tiananmen Square in 2013, state media said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2014
Skymark fears doom over Airbus A380 cancellation penalty
Skymark Airlines Inc., Japan's third-largest carrier, said it's at risk of going out of business should it have to pay Airbus Group NV a penalty after the planned purchase of six A380 superjumbos fell through.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2014
Tanigaki vows internship revamp, foreign-friendly policies
Addressing the foreign press, Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to revamping the foreign trainee program, which critics say is rife with human rights violations.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2014
Man who killed three, including kids, hanged
A 68-year-old death row inmate is hanged for killing three people seven years ago, including children, despite growing unease about capital punishment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2014
Sudan court frees woman sentenced to death for changing faith
A 27-year-old woman who was sentenced to death in Sudan last month for converting to Christianity from Islam was freed Monday after what the government said was "unprecedented" international pressure.
EDITORIALS
May 5, 2014
Improving the lay judge system
As Japan's lay judge system turns 5 years old, the Justice Ministry's Legislative Council is considering excluding citizens from the duty of serving as lay judges when trials are expected to last more than a year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2014
U.S. death penalty in spotlight after botched injection
Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett died during a botched execution Tuesday, minutes after a doctor had called a halt to the procedure, raising more questions about new death penalty cocktails used by the state and others.

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