"Today the execution of Takahiro Shiraishi was carried out." "This case caused great shock and discomfort to the public, with the loss of nine victims and precious human lives in a span of two months ...

A man convicted of murdering nine people has been executed in the first use of the death penalty in Japan since 2022, the country’s minister of justice said at a news conference Friday. Takahiro ...

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022. Takahiro Shiraishi, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. Takahiro ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan has executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, mostly women, in the country’s first use of capital punishment in ...

A court sketch by Masato Yamashita dated September 30, 2020 shows Takahiro Shiraishi (C), on trial - Copyright JIJI PRESS/AFP Masato YAMASHITA A court sketch by ...

June 27 (UPI) --Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017, marking the first person ...

Japan has executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, mostly women, in the country’s first use of capital punishment in nearly three years.