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  2. Capital punishment in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in the Nara period (710–794), the death penalty was infrequently used, and the death penalty was abolished completely in the Heian period (794–1185). The death penalty was not used for 346 years following the execution of Fujiwara no Nakanari in 810, until it was revived during the Hōgen rebellion of 1156.

  3. Murder in Japanese law - Wikipedia

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    The death penalty is permissible when aggravating circumstances are decided to be proven by a nine-person panel of six jurors and three professional judges. [1] The list of death penalty-permissible aggravating circumstances are if the murder was committed: [2] [3] [4] Along with one or more other murders [2] [3] With torture of the victim [2] [3]

  4. Penal system of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Juveniles not tried by an ordinary court are detained in juvenile training schools (typical juvenile correctional institutions); these prisoners represented 2,872 at the end of 2014. The 52 Juvenile institutions are under the responsibility of the prison administration. Minors under 18 years of age cannot be sentenced to the death penalty.

  5. Penal Code of Japan - Wikipedia

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    (January 2017) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Japanese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate , is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy ...

  6. Criminal justice system of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Tokyo Detention House. Within the criminal justice system of Japan, there exist three basic features that characterize its operations.First, the institutions—police, government prosecutors' offices, courts, and correctional organs—maintain close and cooperative relations with each other, consulting frequently on how best to accomplish the shared goals of limiting and controlling crime.

  7. Criminal punishment in Edo-period Japan - Wikipedia

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    Flagellation was a common penalty for crimes such as theft and fighting. Amputation of the nose or ears replaced flogging as penalty early in the Edo period. [citation needed] The 8th Shōgun of Edo, Tokugawa Yoshimune introduced judicial Flogging Penalty, or tataki, in 1720. A convicted criminal could be sentenced to a maximum of 100 lashes.

  8. List of executions in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment is a legal penalty for murder in Japan, and is applied in cases of multiple murder or aggravated single murder. Executions in Japan are carried out by hanging, and the country has seven execution chambers, all located in major cities.

  9. Category:Capital punishment in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japanese anti–death penalty activists (11 P) E. Execution sites in Japan (9 P) People executed by Japan (11 C, 10 P) P. Prisoners sentenced to death by Japan (1 C ...