A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s ...

Un hombre condenado por matar y desmembrar a nueve personas en su apartamento cerca de Tokio fue ejecutado el viernes, ...

Japan has carried out its first execution in nearly three years, hanging Takahiro Shiraishi, the man known as the "Twitter ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his ...

Iwao Hakamada, wrongfully convicted of murder, spent over four decades on death row before being awarded $1.4 million for his suffering. This payout highlights issues in Japan’s justice system.

Iwao Hakamada with his sister Hideko, who has fought for years to clear him (JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)Now 89 years-old, Hakamada was convicted in 1968 for the murder of his employer, his ...

The payout represents 12,500 yen ($83) for each day of the more than four decades that Iwao Hakamada spent in detention. It is a record for compensation of this kind, Japanese media said.

Iwao Hakamada's legal team has said the money falls short of the pain he suffered. Last updated: March 25, 2025 | 14:24. AFP. 1 MIN READ. Iwao Hakamada (L) with his 91-year-old sister Hideko (R). AFP.