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After a four-year moratorium, executions resumed in 1993 and up to 15 have taken place almost each year since then. Thirteen of those executed in 2018, under former Minister of Justice and former think tank researcher Yōko Kamikawa , had taken part in the Tokyo subway sarin attack of 1995.
Beginning in the Nara period (710–794), the death penalty was infrequently used, and the death penalty was abolished completely in the Heian period (794–1185). The death penalty was not used for 346 years following the execution of Fujiwara no Nakanari in 810, until it was revived during the Hōgen rebellion of 1156.
The crime of murder is specified in Chapter XXVI of the Japanese criminal code. It is punishable by five years to life in prison, and with the death penalty if aggravating circumstances are proven. The only exception is for juvenile offenders since the minimum age for capital punishment in Japan is 18.
Japan: 26 July 2022 [124] Tomohiro Katō: murder: hanging: D Jordan: 4 March 2017 [125] 15 unnamed men murder and terrorism: hanging: B Kazakhstan: 2003: D Kuwait: 19 January 2025 [126] 4 unnamed men and one unnamed woman murder: hanging: A Kyrgyzstan: none since independence on 25 December 1991: C Laos: 1989 [127] C Lebanon: 17 January 2004 ...
On 30 March 2020, Uematsu's death sentence was finalized as he withdrew automatic appeal to the upper courts. [40] In April 2022, two years after his sentencing, Uematsu appealed for a re-trial for his case. [41] In April 2023, his request for a re-trial was dismissed. [42] [43]
The annexation of the Partido de Nicoya to Costa Rica is a historical event that refers to the incorporation of the territory of Nicoya (most of what is today's modern day Guanacaste) to the State of Costa Rica, which occurred on July 25, 1824.
Texas executed eight inmates last year and five this year. The following are the five states with the most executions since the early 1980s, according to the Death Penalty Information Center ...
Juveniles not tried by an ordinary court are detained in juvenile training schools (typical juvenile correctional institutions); these prisoners represented 2,872 at the end of 2014. The 52 Juvenile institutions are under the responsibility of the prison administration. Minors under 18 years of age cannot be sentenced to the death penalty.