Takahiro Shiraishi had been convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people after luring them through social media.

Japan’s most recent execution, in July 2022, was of a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in ...

Takahiro Shiraishi admitted killing and butchering his young victims, all but one of whom were women between 15 and 26. None ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, a death-row inmate convicted of killing nine people he met on social media, was executed Friday — the ...

Japan's worst criminals face their death inside a highly secretive execution room located inside a nondescript office block.