Takahiro Shiraishi had been convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people after luring them through social media.

Japan’s most recent execution, in July 2022, was of a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in ...

Takahiro Shiraishi admitted killing and butchering his young victims, all but one of whom were women between 15 and 26. None ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, a death-row inmate convicted of killing nine people he met on social media, was executed Friday — the ...

Japan yesterday executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the ...

Japan's worst criminals face their death inside a highly secretive execution room located inside a nondescript office block.

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 ...

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 ...