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 ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.

Japan's Justice Ministry says a man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo ...

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

Japan has executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the man infamously known as the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people after contacting them through social media.

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, ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was was executed on Friday, at the Tokyo Detention House in secrecy with nothing disclosed until the execution was done.

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.

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