Japan hangs man convicted of Akihabara massacre where seven people were killed

[Crimson Dynamo]

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The Japanese government has executed a man who went on a stabbing
rampage in 2008.

Tomohiro Kato, who was 25 at the time, ran a truck into a busy Tokyo shopping
district on June 8, 2008, before going on a stabbing rampage, killing seven
people and injuring 10.

Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said capital punishment was a justified
response to continuing heinous and violent crime.

Kato told police: "I came to Akihabara to kill people. It didn't matter who I'd
kill."

He was arrested on the spot shortly after the attacks, in which he rammed
the rented two-tonne truck into pedestrians before randomly stabbing
people.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-26/japanese-death-penalty-carried-out-for-akihabara-massacarist/101269754

[arista]

Yes

Rare for Japan.

But he was an Evil Killer

[Mystic Mock]

Tbh I'm not gonna lose sleep over his death.

[thesheriff443]

They should do the same to child killers in this country.

[bots]

the only reason for having the death penalty is to act as a deterrent, but the nutters that do the most heinous of murders are way beyond thinking about consequences

[Crimson Dynamo]

the only reason for having the death penalty is to act as a deterrent, but the nutters that do the most heinous of murders are way beyond thinking about consequences

I dont agree, its about the families left behind and closure and justice. Plus it saves money.

[UserSince2005]

They always say japan is so safe and this kind of thing is rare but it seems when a japanese person goes wild they really take it to the extreme