TOKYO >> 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, 34, was hanged after murdering nine people — eight of whom were young women he targeted after they ...

Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, the so-called "Twitter Killer", was sentenced to death in 2020 for murdering ... As is standard practice in Japan, the execution was carried out in secrecy and not disclosed until ...

Japan carries out rare execution as 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine people, raped the women and chopped up their bodies in house of horrors is hanged ...

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 executes ‘Twitter killer’ by hanging for dismembering 9 people Published: Jun. 27, 2025, 9:14 a.m. FILE - Takahiro Shiraishi leaves a police station in Hachioji, suburbs of Tokyo, in ...

Japan executes Takahiro Shiraishi, the 'Twitter killer,' convicted of murdering nine people. The case raised concerns over social media's role in crimes.

Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, infamously known as the 'Twitter killer'. He murdered nine individuals in 2017. Shiraishi lured victims through social media, exploiting their suicidal thoughts. He ...

Japan Hangs 'Twitter Killer' in First ... Home. Japan Hangs 'Twitter Killer' in First Execution Since 2022. By Reuters | June 26, 2025. By ... He was dubbed the "Twitter killer" as he contacted ...

Takahiro Shiraishi-- dubbed the "Twitter killer"-- strangled eight women and one man to death in 2017 ... Japan's last execution took place in July 2022, ...

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 ...