Japan 2002
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News on Japan in 2002
- JUNE 6, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Shozo Nishiyama, 49, a man in Hiroshima convicted of...
Shozo Nishiyama, 49, a man in Hiroshima convicted of one count of robbery-murder and facing another, said through his lawyer that he wants a legal revision so he can donate his bone marrow and organs while he is in detention and after his death
- JUNE 5, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors at the Wakayama District Court demanded...
Prosecutors at the Wakayama District Court demanded the death penalty for Masumi Hayashi, accused of the July 1998 Wakayama curry poisoning that killed four people and sickened 63 others
- JUNE 3, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A group of lawmakers seeking to abolish the death penalty...
A group of lawmakers seeking to abolish the death penalty started discussions on a new set of rules for imprisonment that would eliminate parole for prisoners serving life sentences
- JUNE 3, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
In Japan a creche operator accused of brutally beating...
In Japan a creche operator accused of brutally beating two children to death and injuring four others was handed a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment
- MAY 29, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
In Japan a House of Councillors plenary session unanimously...
In Japan a House of Councillors plenary session unanimously approved an extradition treaty between Japan and South Korea to take effect during the month-long World Cup soccer finals starting on May 31
- MAY 28, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Conference sponsored by the Council of Europe on...
The Conference sponsored by the Council of Europe on "Justice and the Rights of Man in the observer countries of the CoE: the abolition of the death penalty", just come to an end in Tokyo, was attended by the Minister of Justice, Mrs
- MAY 10, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese court sentenced a faith healer to death...
A Japanese court sentenced a faith healer to death for killing six of her followers in 1994 and 1995
- APRIL 25, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Japan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 24, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Accused poison curry killer Masumi Hayashi should be...
Accused poison curry killer Masumi Hayashi should be sentenced to death for her crime, the father of a victim told a Japanese court
- APRIL 23, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...
The visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to a Tokyo war shrine on April 21 sparked scattered protests around Asia, particularly in countries that suffered at the hands of Japan in World War II
- APRIL 10, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court in Japan rejected the sixth appeal...
The Supreme Court in Japan rejected the sixth appeal for the retrial of a death-row inmate who was found guilty of murdering five people with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961
- APRIL 9, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A thief who denied allegations of murdering a jewellery...
A thief who denied allegations of murdering a jewellery shop manager and five female employees to cover up his gem heist was sentenced to death
- APRIL 8, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition...
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition treaty that they plan to enforce ahead of the soccer World Cup finals, to be jointly hosted by the two countries from May 31 to June 30
- APRIL 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese legislator displayed in parliament a picture...
A Japanese legislator displayed in parliament a picture of an inmate who was executed by hanging in 2001 to illustrate the cruelty of the death penalty
- MARCH 18, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Japan sentenced Kazuyuki Oikawa, 24, to...
A court in Japan sentenced Kazuyuki Oikawa, 24, to death for killing two children and injuring another in a burglary
- MARCH 12, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 49-year-old fisherman...
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 49-year-old fisherman to death on a charge of murdering two other fishermen and severely injuring a third aboard a fishing boat in Tokyo Bay in 2000
- MARCH 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Mito District Court sentenced a man to death for...
The Mito District Court sentenced a man to death for setting fire to a neighbour's house, killing one person and injuring three
- FEBRUARY 28, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Nagoya High Court upheld a lower court's death...
The Nagoya High Court upheld a lower court's death sentence for a man convicted of two separate murder-robbery cases in Shizuoka and Aichi prefectures in 1996 and 1997
- FEBRUARY 22, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Saitama District Court sentenced a 28-year-old...
The Saitama District Court sentenced a 28-year-old Chinese man, formerly a graduate student in Japan, to death for killing his girlfriend and her husband
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Yukunari Kawamura, 37, and his employee, Tetsuya Nomura,...
Yukunari Kawamura, 37, and his employee, Tetsuya Nomura, 32, were sentenced to death for the kidnap and murder of two women to settle a debt, judicial officials said
- JANUARY 28, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Campaigners against the death penalty staged a rally...
Campaigners against the death penalty staged a rally in Tokyo, asking the government to open a public debate on capital punishment and reforming Japan's law on it
- JANUARY 25, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
MEP Emma Bonino said she encountered a wall of silence...
MEP Emma Bonino said she encountered a wall of silence in her efforts to discuss the death penalty with Japanese authorities
- JANUARY 23, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea reached a basic agreement on...
Japan and South Korea reached a basic agreement on a draft of an extradition treaty, Japanese and South Korean officials said
- JANUARY 21, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The father of murder victim Mami Takahashi called the...
The father of murder victim Mami Takahashi called the death sentence given to Hiroshi Zota, 26, on January 19 satisfactory
- JANUARY 18, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A 26-year-old former newspaper delivery man was sentenced...
A 26-year-old former newspaper delivery man was sentenced to death for a September 1999 random stabbing spree in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district that left two people dead and six injured
- JANUARY 17, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 17, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
An inter-party group of lawmakers calling for the abolition...
An inter-party group of lawmakers calling for the abolition of the death penalty in Japan visited Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama to protest the execution of two death-row inmates in late December 2001
- JANUARY 8, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Mamoru Takuma was urged by his lawyers to reveal why...
Mamoru Takuma was urged by his lawyers to reveal why he fatally stabbed eight primary students and wounded 15 others, including teachers, at Ikeda Primary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, in June 2001, on the second day of his trial, which began Dec
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offenses (13) but, in practice, it is applied only for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
It is estimated that there are about 50 death-row inmates...
It is estimated that there are about 50 death-row inmates in Japan