Tokyo, March 28, 2025 (AFP) - 'No warning': the death penalty in Japan

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2025-03-28

Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation this week following his acquittal last year in a retrial. Stakes for wrongful convictions are high in Japan, where the death penalty has broad public support despite international criticism over how it is carried out. Here are some things to know: Japan and the United States are the on......

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