Japan, July 28: Japan has hanged two men for murder in the first state executions since the centre-left Democratic Party of Japan took power in September last year, Jiji Press reported Wednesday.
One man was sentenced to death for killing six people in an arson attack, and the other was convicted of killing or injuring three people.
Justice Minister Keiko Chiba, who is known as an opponent of the death penalty, said she attended the executions herself, and also announced that she planned to open executions to the public in future media reported.
–Agencies