Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo.

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Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital ...

Japan has executed a man who was convicted of murder after killing and dismembering nine people.

Takahiro Shiraishi admitted to murdering nine suicidal victims and revealed that he got acquainted with them on social media.