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Japan Executes Man in Arson Case | Toronto News
Japan executed Sunao Takami, a man convicted of arson that killed five people in 2009, marking its first execution since June last year. Takami, who doused a pachinko parlor with gasoline, was notified of his death sentence the morning of his hanging — a standard procedure. The Justice Minister defended the move, citing the crime’s severity and societal fear. Japan, alongside the U.S., remains one of only two G7 nations still using capital punishment, despite growing calls for abolition. Globally, executions surged to their highest level since 1981, with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S…
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