On the eve of a visit by Pope Francis to Japan, activists called Friday on the government to declare a moratorium on executions as part of an Olympic truce to mark Tokyo 2020. The pope is expected to ...

The death penalty, Japan's ultimate punishment, has been carried out in the country for the first time in two years and 11 months. It is essential to pause and thoroughly reconsider whether this ...

Oct. 14 (UPI) --A Japanese court on Tuesday gave the death penalty to a 34-year-old man who killed four people, including two police officers. Masanori Aoki was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 14 (UPI) --A Japanese court on Tuesday gave the death penalty to a 34-year-old man who killed four people, including two ...