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Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9 people

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Japan executes man dubbed the "Twitter killer," convicted serial killer who murdered and dismembered 9 people

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

LA Times on MSN · 18h

Japan executes man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering 9 people in his apartment

Japan's Justice Ministry says a man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday.

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Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered and dismembered nine people

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 three years.

Bear on runway forces airport in Japan to cancel flights

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Bear on runway forces airport in Japan to cancel flights: "We're in a stalemate"

Airport staff used a car to chase it away and closed the runway again, with the bear still at large somewhere in the facility.

Associated Press · 18h

Bear spotted on airport tarmac in northern Japan

A bear was spotted running across the tarmac at Japan's Yamagata airport on Thursday morning. Akira Nagai, deputy manager of Yamagata airport, told reporters that the runway was temporary closed and o

Bear enters Japanese airport causing runway shutdown

A bear wandered onto the runway of Yamagata Airport on Thursday (June 26), forcing a temporary shutdown of the runway and flight cancellations, according to Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV. New IOC President Coventry receives golden key,

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Fake evidence, induced statements: Japan’s criminal system faces reckoning

The damning indictments in two cases expose flaws in a system that prides itself on a 99.8 per cent conviction rate. Read ...

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Fans bid teary farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan before their return to China

SHIRAHAMA, Japan — Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal ...

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Japan could face potential power supply crunch in 2050, grid monitor says

Japan could face a big power shortfall in 2050 if demand surges and aging thermal power plants are not replaced and older ...

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Japan loves them. And now they're in the UK - strawberries and cream sandwiches

Strawberry sandwiches are available at some Japanese bakeries in the UK, but M&S's offering appears to be the first time they ...

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Japan Princess Kako goes viral after photo of her asleep on economy flight emerges

Image of fashion-conscious member of traditionally conservative royal family snoozing on trip to Brazil splits online opinion ...

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Japan quietly prepares for China-US conflict in Pacific, builds bomb shelters near Taiwan

The Japanese government plans to begin subsidising long-term evacuation facilities in the Sakishima archipelago, at the ...

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Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May

Japan's private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a ...

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Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata 'wants to bring the excitement' to the next World Baseball Classic

There were two outs in the top of the ninth inning and Japan was trailing Chinese Taipei, 4-3, in the second round of the ...

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