Takahiro Shiraishi had been convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people after luring them through social media.

Japan’s most recent execution, in July 2022, was of a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in ...

In response to today’s execution in Japan of a man convicted of the murder of nine people, Chiara Sangiorgio, Death Penalty ...

Takahiro Shiraishi admitted killing and butchering his young victims, all but one of whom were women between 15 and 26. None ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, a death-row inmate convicted of killing nine people he met on social media, was executed Friday — the ...

Japan executed serial killer Shiraishi Takahiro on June 27, making it the first execution since July 2022.Shiraishi was ...

Japan yesterday executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the ...

Takahiro Shiraishi (C) covers his face with his hands as he is transported to the prosecutor's office from a police station in Tokyo. AFP A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine ...

After Japan’s first execution of a prisoner in almost three years, the European Union and other countries responded with a ...