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PENALTY

ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2016
Indonesia to execute convicts, including foreigners: attorney general
Indonesia will execute "more than two" convicts this year, the attorney general said on Monday. They will include foreigners, he said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2016
Capital punishment for a minor
Putting someone to death for crimes committed while they are a minor is a very serious business, one that deserves a great deal more study.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2016
Death penalty sought for man accused of strangling Aichi woman, causing girlfriend's suicide
Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for a man charged with murdering a woman in 2011 and causing his girlfriend's death in 2009.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2016
Head of Japan lawyers' group criticizes media for naming ex-minor sentenced to death
The head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on Friday criticized news organizations that reported the name of a man sentenced to death for a double murder committed when he was a juvenile.
JAPAN / Media
Jun 17, 2016
Minor’s death sentence sees Japan media split on anonymity rule
The debate centers on whether to name a man who lost an appeal against a death sentence for a 2010 double murder.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2016
Death penalty to stand for man over 2010 murder as minor
A death sentence given to a man convicted of murdering two women and seriously injuring another man in 2010 when he was 18 is set to be finalized after the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court rulings.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2016
Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking more than '150,000 state secrets'
A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign power, state television said Tuesday, offering unusual details of a kind of case rarely mentioned in public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2016
Killer of 6-year-old Kobe girl gets death penalty
The Kobe District Court on Friday gave the death sentence to a man who killed a 6-year-old girl in the city in 2014.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2016
Death penalty sought for Kobe man over murder of 6-year-old girl
Prosecutors on Friday sought the death penalty for a man accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl and abandoning her body in Kobe in 2014, saying the case showed a brutal disregard for human life.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2016
Iran executions hit 20-year high in 2015, U.N. investigator says
Iran executed nearly 1,000 prisoners last year, the highest number in two decades, and hundreds of journalists, activists and opposition figures languish in custody, a United Nations investigator said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2015
Japan hangs prisoners days after lawyers' call for death penalty review
The executions of two death row inmates on Friday was a blow to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, which only last week reiterated a call for a moratorium on hangings and for a national debate on the matter.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2015
Japan lawyers' group slams 'inhumane' death penalty, calls for suspension, national debate
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations on Wednesday condemned capital punishment as "inhumane" and called on Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki to set up an panel of experts to review the policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2015
Survey offers insights into Japan's death-row inmates' thoughts, feelings and fears
For death-row inmates in Japan, contact with the outside world through visits and the exchange of letters makes life worth living, if only for another day, as they reflect on their crimes or pursue the possibility of retrials.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2015
Justice Ministry panel begins first comprehensive review of sex crime laws in over a century
A Justice Ministry panel on Monday began reviewing what critics call Japan's lax criminal penalties against rapists and other sex offenders, in the nation's first comprehensive effort in more than a century to overhaul laws on sex crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2015
Malaysia's top court backs death sentence for Japanese woman, 41, over drug smuggling
Malaysia's highest court has endorsed the death sentence issued by a lower court for a 41-year-old Japanese woman over trafficking 3.5 kg of methamphetamine into the country, a source said.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2015
New justice minister backs capital punishment, but says careful approach required
Newly appointed Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki on Wednesday supported the need for capital punishment but added that execution orders should be decided carefully.
EDITORIALS
Oct 7, 2015
Retrial system needs revamping
As illustrated by the case of Masaru Okunishi, who passed away after decades on death row without getting the new trial that he deserved, Japan's retrial system is seriously flawed and in need of reform.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2015
Death row inmate seeking retrial over 1961 wine-poisoning murders dies at 89
An 89-year-old death row inmate who was seeking a retrial for his 1961 conviction over the infamous wine poisoning murders in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, died in a Tokyo prison Sunday, his lawyers said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2015
Ex-justice chiefs join anti-death penalty rally
Hundreds of people who rallied against capital punishment ahead of World Day against the Death Penalty on Oct. 10 were joined by two former justice ministers who shared their experiences wielding the authority to order executions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2015
Public support for death penalty not overwhelming, researchers say
Japanese may not be as enthusiastic about death row inmates being sent to the gallows as previously believed.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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