4 death-row inmates executed in Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuoka

Thursday 29th January, 04:27 AM JST

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bdiego at 05:53 PM JST - 29th January

World is a better place, one of the things Japan gets right.
Shinato at 06:05 PM JST - 29th January

Why aren't any of the mothers that kill the children on death row, to me it seems like they are only getting a suspended sentences? It's that a bit light?
Midnightpromise at 06:16 PM JST - 29th January

Shinato, killing is generally accepted to be wrong, however, to stop from being truly barbaric in handing down death penalty we must look at mitigating reasons behind the acts. Killing someone unknown strictly for their money or possesions or to silence them is really bad. A mother that is mentally deminished and reaches the end of her sanity and kills her kids is a sad case, put her away for a LONG time. One must try and see the difference behind cold blooded murder, and the crime of taking a life due to mental illness and punish accordingly.
nutsagain at 06:36 PM JST - 29th January

Counseling was an oblique reference to the futility of pretty much any method to reform these people and that it would be a waste of time. Perhaps spiritual counseling. But it was a silly post, sorry.
M51T at 06:41 PM JST - 29th January

‘‘As justice minister, I have quietly performed my duties.’’

I'm impressed by this statement.
BBLeo at 07:22 PM JST - 29th January

There is 95 left, does that include the latest sentenced to hang? Why waiting for so long to hang them and spending money on them, from one court to another and also all the costs to keep them behind the bars? I'm also wondering out of 95 left if there are any women amongst them? Justice Minister Eisuke Mori sure is in good business, and why people of Japan don't back off from such crime? Are they afraid that Justice Minister will out of his hobby? Now will have wait until May when jurors will decide faith of new coming murderers. Can Japan hang murderers? ‘YES WE CAN.’
shiuu at 09:04 PM JST - 29th January

That settles that.
Molenir at 10:34 PM JST - 29th January

Glad to see that the wait is being reduced. 2 years after the sentence is finalized is more then enough time. 8 years, or in that one case, 15 years is more then excessive.
VOR at 12:57 AM JST - 30th January

In Japan, the condemned do not know their appointed time. They go to bed each night wondering if it is going to be their last. In the middle of the night, they get kicked away, led down dark hallways and strung up to die. That's justice!
walgreen at 04:50 AM JST - 30th January

can't wait to see Shoko Asahara got his
JapanHusker at 11:19 AM JST - 30th January

nutsagain at 04:18 PM JST - 29th January Tatanka: This a clear call for the need of counseling. Might have turned these people around 180 degrees. Never underestimate counseling."

Counseling is bunk. You don't counsel murderers, you cleanse society of them - for ever. And, in extreme cases, you end their lives as they so chose to do to the innocent because they have absolutely nothing left to offer to society - be it normal or prison society.

This is what happened here.

Justice is served.
Molenir at 12:28 PM JST - 30th January

lol, I'm pretty sure the poster who mentioned counseling was being facetious. Especially considering his later post...

Counseling was an oblique reference to the futility of pretty much any method to reform these people and that it would be a waste of time. Perhaps spiritual counseling. But it was a silly post, sorry.
albroc37 at 02:40 PM JST - 30th January

Well, thats how justice is serve in Japan. To be fair with the other criminals who were hanged already, those remaining 95 should also go too. They have to be executed too, why wait for them to file for retrial? They are already sentenced guilty. They should be hanged.
JapanHusker at 04:12 PM JST - 30th January

"ell, thats how justice is serve in Japan. To be fair with the other criminals who were hanged already, those remaining 95 should also go too. They have to be executed too, why wait for them to file for retrial? They are already sentenced guilty. They should be hanged."

Because LAMEnesty International would be all over the govy like stink of unko if they did that.
Molenir at 11:55 PM JST - 30th January

Well, thats how justice is serve in Japan. To be fair with the other criminals who were hanged already, those remaining 95 should also go too. They have to be executed too, why wait for them to file for retrial? They are already sentenced guilty. They should be hanged.

As much as I empathize and desire the same thing, until the sentence is finalized, the appeals run their course, they shouldn't be executed. I do think there should be a time limit on appeals, particularly in the US. This allowing people 20-30 years on Death Row is ludicrous. Allowing them retrial after retrial is as well. I think there should be a hard cap of 2 years. 2 years after the trial, to get all the appeals in, for the judges to go through them, etc then execution for their crimes.