The Saitama District Court has handed a 20-year prison sentence to an unemployed man who holed himself up in an internet cafe, taking a female employee hostage last June. According to the court ruling on Wednesday, Kazutaka Hayashi, who was unemployed, lured the employee into a private room at the…
A 32-year-old man and his 30-year-old wife have been sentenced to seven years in prison for fatally abusing their 4-year-old daughter in 2017 at their home in Ina, Saitama Prefecture. The Saitama District Court handed down verdict Thursday against Yuki Iwai, who was self-employed, and his wife Masumi, who worked…
A 32-year-old man and his 30-year-old wife went on trial on Monday, charged with fatally abusing their 4-year-old daughter in 2017 at their home in Ina, Saitama Prefecture. Yuki Iwai, who was self-employed, and his wife Masumi, who worked part-time, are accused of parental neglect resulting in the death of…
Japanese authorities hanged three death row inmates as part of its capital punishment, marking the first executions under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the first since 2019. The situation has caused an uproar among rights groups and campaigners who wish to have the practice abolished.
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