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

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

TOKYO (AP) — A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the ...

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Japan's worst criminals face their death inside a highly secretive execution room located inside a nondescript office block.

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Executions are carried out in high secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not even informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging.

Executions are carried out in high secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not even informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging.