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Japan Executes 'Twitter Killer' Takahiro Shiraishi
- Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the 'Twitter killer,' was executed in Japan for murdering and dismembering nine people, as reported by Japan's Justice Ministry.
- Shiraishi was sentenced to death in 2020 for killings that involved victims who had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.
- Calls for abolishing capital punishment have increased following the acquittal of death-row inmate Iwao Hakamada last year.
- There are currently 106 inmates on death row in Japan, where hanging is the method of execution.
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In Japan, 34-year-old Takahiro Siraisi, known as Twitter Killer, was executed by the Japanese television and radio company NHK. In 2020, he was found guilty of murdering women who shared suicidal thoughts on Twitter, the first death penalty in the country since 2022.
Japan hangs ‘Twitter killer’ in first execution since 2022 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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.
In Japan, the convicts often wait for decades for execution – without knowing the time. Every day could be the last.
A death-ridden man, nicknamed the "Twitter Killer", was hanged this Friday in Japan. This is the first execution since July 2022 in the country. The man had murdered and dismembered in 2017 nine people met online. - He had murdered nine people met online: in Japan, the "Twitter Killer" was hanged (International).
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