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.

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

Japan has executed a man convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo, the country's Justice Ministry announced. Takahiro Shiraishi, the so-called "Twitter Killer", ...

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

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 ...

TOKYO -- 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 "Twitter ...

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 “Twitter ...

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Japan carries out rare execution as 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine people, raped the women and chopped up their bodies in house of horrors is hanged. By DAVID AVERRE and AP .