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Japan retains the death penalty.
The method of the execution is judicial hanging, almost all details of which have been never made public.
In this site, we want to offer a document to know the death penalty in Japan.






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Dr.Ishibashi's Article

  • Medico-legal Observations of Judicially Hanged Persons

Judicial Precedents

  • March 12, 1948
  • April 6, 1955

Judgements

  • Osaka District Court on Oct 31, 2011

Japanese Law & Decree

  • Decree No.65
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  • Judicial Hanging with Decapitation in Japan
  • Re-tried Execution Case in Japan

Execution Chamber

  • Pictures opened to the media on Aug. 27, 2010
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