Japan is one of only two G7 countries that still uses the death penalty. Executions are carried out by hanging, conducted in secrecy and the condemned is informed just hours beforehand. Some inmates wait decades on death row. Others are executed much sooner. Families are informed only after it’s over. Public support for capital punishment in Japan remains high, even as international pressure to abolish it continues. In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we look at how Japan’s death penalty s

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