Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022. Takahiro Shiraishi, ...

Japan on Friday carried out its first execution in nearly three years, hanging Takahiro Shiraishi, infamously known as the “Twitter killer,” for the murder and dismemberment of nine ...

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

'Twitter Killer' who Raped and Murdered 8 Young Women — Then Kept Their Mutilated Remains as Trophies — Is Executed Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, was hanged after murdering nine people — eight of ...

TOKYO - Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

The case, which shocked the nation, highlights Japan’s continued use of capital punishment despite international criticism. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was executed ...

Japan hangs 'twitter killer' enforcing first death sentence in 3 years Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death for dismembering nine people he contacted on social media in 2017 Reuters June 27, 2025 ...

Although Japan's crime rate is relatively low, it has experienced several high-profile mass killings in recent years. Shiraishi is reported to have enticed his victims, primarily women aged ...

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation’s first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation’s first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

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