He was dubbed the "Twitter killer" as he contacted victims via the social ... Capital punishment is carried out by hanging in Japan and prisoners are notified of their execution hours before it is ...

TOKYO >> Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of ...

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social ...

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

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social ...

Japan Hangs 'Twitter Killer' In 1st Execution Since 2022 Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment near Tokyo.

Japan executes "Twitter killer" Takahiro Shiraishi for murdering nine people, marking the first capital punishment in three years.

Takahiro Shiraishi’s victims included young women considering suicide, whom he lured to his home using social media and murdered. It was Japan’s first execution since 2022.

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 ...