Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, was hanged after murdering nine people — eight of whom were young women he targeted after they ...

TOKYO >> 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.

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's ...

Japan has carried out its first execution since 2022, hanging Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter Killer," who murdered nine people in 2017. The case reignites debate over Japan’s use of the ...

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.

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In short: Japan has hanged Takahiro Shiraishi, a serial killer who murdered nine people he met on Twitter. Japan's justice minister said Shiraishi's crimes included robbery, rape, murder, and ...

Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022. Kantaro Komiya. Fri, June 27, ... It followed the execution in July 2022 of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's shopping ...

Japan has executed a man convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo. Takahiro Shiraishi, ...

Japan's last execution took place in July 2022, when a man convicted of a 2008 stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district was hanged.

Japan hangs ’Twitter killer’ in first execution since 2022 ... Japan hangs ’Twitter killer’ in first execution since 2022. World. Published 06/26/2025, 10:28 PM. Updated 06/27/2025, 12:36 PM.