A Japanese man who died in a truck accident 14 years ago has been executed.
Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said Tomohiro Kato was hanged at the Tokyo Detention Center on Tuesday.
Japan continues to use the death penalty despite widespread international criticism.
Furukawa argued that the death penalty remained a legitimate response to horrific and violent crimes, adding that now was not the time to abolish it.
In June 2008, Kato drove through the streets of Tokyo’s Akihabara shopping street, pushing a truck into a large number of people.
He killed three pedestrians and injured the other four before he was ejected from the car. He injured or injured 10 other people.
Furukawa said that Kato is ready for a mass murder. It is “a vicious act that has had very serious consequences and has had a significant impact on society.”
Later, surveillance video aired by NHK on the national broadcast showed Kato buying a hunting knife, laughing with an employee and occasionally hitting with his hands two days before the attack.
The media also said that he posted several messages online warning her that he intends to kill people in a massive attack.
Mr. Kato (39) was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court in 2011.
The Supreme Court dismissed his appeal in 2015.
Furukawa denied that Tuesday’s hanging was associated with the deadly shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier this month, which shocked a country known for its strict gun control and low crime rates.
This is the second execution in October under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration.
Furukawa explained that there are currently 107 people on death row in Japan, 61 of whom are seeking a new trial.
Along with the United States, Japan are the only two of the seven developed countries that remain on death row.
British drivers spend an extra £32 a month on petrol compared to last year.
Japanese government opinion polls show that the majority of the population supports the death penalty.
Executions in Japan are secret and prisoners are not informed of their fate until the morning before they are hanged.
Since 2007, Japan has begun to release the names of those on death row and details of the crime, but the release remains limited.
In 2021, three prisoners were hanged.
In 2018, Japan hanged 15 people, including Aum Shinrikyo gurus and 12 former believers. They killed 13 people and sickened thousands in a salingus attack on the Tokyo subway.
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Source: Metro
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