Death Penalty Movie Week to be held at Tokyo theater

Iwao Hakamada with his sister shortly after his release in March 2014 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The annual Death Penalty Movie Week will be held at a...

129 inmates on death row in Japan at end of 2016

Gallows at Tokyo Detention Center TOKYO — The number of death row inmates in Japan in 2016 was 129 on Saturday, a rise of two people from 20...

EU calls on Japan to abolish death penalty

Gallows trap door, Tokyo Detention Center TOKYO — The European Union has called on Japan to abolish the death penalty, saying “it is a key p...

Japan: Ex-Aum cult member on death row calls founder 'criminal' in memoir

Former leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult Shoko Asahara TOKYO — A former senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult who is on death row has descr...