A Japanese man has been executed after killing seven in a lorry crash and stabbing rampage 14 years ago. Tomohiro Kato was hanged at the Tokyo detention centre earlier on Tuesday, Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said.
A Japanese man has been executed after killing seven in a lorry crash and stabbing rampage 14 years ago.
Kato went on his killing spree in June 2008, driving down a street in Tokyo’s Akihabara shopping area and slamming his truck into a crowd of people. Mr Furukawa said Kato had thoroughly prepared to commit the mass killings – ‘an atrocious act that led to extremely serious consequences and had a major impact on society’.Surveillance footage aired by national broadcaster NHK afterwards showed Kato buying hunting knives two days before the attack, laughing with a store worker and at times making stabbing motions with his hands.
The execution was the second under the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who took office in October.Alongside the US, Japan is one of only two countries in the Group of Seven advanced nations that still has capital punishment.A survey by Japan’s government suggests an overwhelming majority of the public supports executions.
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