Japan is a rarity among prosperous democracies. 107 prisoners are currently awaiting execution.
In Japan the first death sentences in two years were carried out on Tuesday, the AFP news agency reported. Three prisoners convicted of murder were hanged.
65 years old Yasutaka Fujishiro had murdered seven people in 2004.
54 years old Tomoaki Takanezawa and his accomplice, 44 years old Mitsunori Onogawa was in turn convicted of murders in 2003 in two different arcades.
Prosperous among democracies, Japan is a rarity because, like the United States, it still holds the death penalty.
107 prisoners await death row in Japanese prisons after Tuesday’s executions, says The Japan Times -magazine.
The death penalty is always carried out in Japan by hanging. Convicts will be notified a few hours before the hanging.
The practice is considered inhumane by many, and two prisoners have sued the Japanese government for it.
Read more: Two death row inmates sue Japanese court over practice of telling prisoners just a couple of hours before execution
Japan there are no plans to abolish the death penalty.
“Because horrific crimes happen time and time again, it is imperative to execute those whose guilt is extremely serious of its kind,” the Secretary of State said. Seiji Kihara on Tuesday, according to AFP.
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