Japan executes man convicted of killing five in 2009 Osaka pachinko parlor arson
Japan has executed a 58-year-old man convicted of a 2009 arson attack on an Osaka pachinko parlor that killed five people. This marks the first execution carried out under the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Why it matters
The execution highlights Japan's continued use of the death penalty and the political context of judicial administration under a new government.
A 58-year-old man on death row convicted of killing five people in 2009 was executed Friday morning — the first execution under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration.Sunao Takami was convicted of pouring gasoline and setting a pachinko parlor near his home in the city of Osaka on fire in July 2009, killing four customers…
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