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 one of the most disturbing and widely discussed criminal cases in Japan’s history, Takahiro Shiraishi — known as the ...

A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's ...

Japan executed “Twitter Killer” Takahiro Shiraishi in its first use of the death penalty since 2022. Shiraishi murdered and ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, was hanged after murdering nine people — eight of whom were young women he targeted after they ...

Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. Takahiro Shiraishi had been ...

The chilling mass murder case had gripped the nation for years and raised concerns over the use of social media.

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.

Japan has executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, mostly women, in the country’s first use of capital punishment in nearly ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.

TOKYO — A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter ...

TOKYO — A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter ...