Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the ministry would...

Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the ministry would continue to maintain its policy of withholding the names of executed inmates, after it hanged two people on September 14.
''There is also the issue of family (privacy and other matters),'' Nozawa told reporters in explaining the ministry's refusal to disclose the identities of those who are executed.
Referring to the recent executions, Nozawa only said, ''I believe that it was appropriately done. It is important to strictly follow the rules.''
As is the usual practice, the ministry disclosed the hangings but not the identity of the convicts.