Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. Takahiro Shiraishi had been ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was was executed on Friday, at the Tokyo Detention House in secrecy with nothing disclosed until the execution was done.

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, ... Suzuki justified the need for the execution in Japan, ...

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first ... He was dubbed the "Twitter killer" as he contacted victims via ... It followed the execution in July 2022 of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in ...

Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022. ... It followed the execution in July 2022 of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo’s Akihabara shopping district in 2008.

Japan Hangs 'Twitter Killer' in First Execution Since 2022. By Reuters | June 26, 2025. By Reuters | June 26, 2025, at 10:16 p.m. Save Comment. More. Japan Hangs 'Twitter Killer' in First ...

Japan hangs ‘Twitter killer’ in first execution since 2022. ... Japan’s Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks at a news conference about the execution of a man who killed nine people after ...

Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022. Jun 26, 2025 ... It followed the execution in July 2022 of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's shopping district ...