Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he hid in his small apartment.

Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter ...

Japan has executed a man convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo. Takahiro Shiraishi, ...

TOKYO >> 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's victims were aged 15 to 26. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

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 ...

Japan carried out its first execution in nearly three years, hanging Takahiro Shiraishi, infamously known as the “Twitter killer.” He was convicted in 2020 for luring nine vulnerable individuals, ...

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's use of capital punishment. View on euronews ...

Japan now has 105 people on death row, including 49 seeking retrials, Suzuki said. ... Japan carries out rare execution as 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine people, ...

Japan's 'Twitter killer' sentenced to death for serial murders. By Mari Yamaguchi. December 15, 2020 — 10.24pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for ...