JapanIn Japan is vrijdagochtend Takahiro Shiraishi (34), bijgenaamd de ‘Twitter killer’, geëxecuteerd. Shiraishi had de doodstraf gekregen nadat hij in 2020 negen mentaal kwetsbare jongeren ...

In short: Japan has hanged Takahiro Shiraishi, a serial killer who murdered nine people he met on Twitter. Japan's justice minister said Shiraishi's crimes included robbery, rape, murder, and ...

‘Twitter killer’ who raped and dismembered eight suicidal women is executed Gergana Krasteva Published June 27, 2025 6:54am Updated June 27, 2025 10:45am Comments ...

"It is not appropriate to abolish the death penalty while these violent crimes are still being committed," Suzuki told a press conference. There are currently 105 death row inmates in Japan, he added.

Shiraishi, who committed the crimes in 2017, was executed by hanging - marking Japan's first execution since 2022. Then 27, the serial killer lured young women to his home, where he raped them ...

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 on Friday, June 27, 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 carries out rare execution as 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine people, raped the women and chopped up their bodies in house of horrors is hanged By DAVID AVERRE and AP ...

A man who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, has been executed in Japan, in the country's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court Tuesday for murdering and dismembering nine people he met on the social media platform. Takahiro Shiraishi ...

TOKYO: Japan on Friday (Jun 27) 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 ...