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Hatoyama 'solemnly' reveals four more convicts hanged

Four death-row inmates were hanged Thursday, bringing to 10 the number of executions Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama has approved since he took office last August. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Apr 10 2008

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