SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED SENTENCES
List of inmates whose sentences have been finalized by the Supreme Court. They are subject to strict confinement while awaiting execution. Most have applied for retrial. Since 1945, only 4 confirmed sentences have been overturned. Also salient is the high number of sentences which were raised to death from life imprisonment upon appeal of the prosecution. Of these, two-- Watanabe Kiyoshi and Kanekawa Hajime-- would have already been released upon serving 20 years. The case of Okunishi Masaru, originally found innocent, is a separate tragedy.
Confirmed Death Sentences
Total 102
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Statistics:
Women=5
Non-Japanese: 4 (Chinese=2/ Malaysian=1/Korean=1)
Originally Declared Innocent: 1
Originally Sentenced to Life Imprisonment: 8
Innocence Supported by Amnesty International: 7
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Name (last/first) F=female Place of Detention Sentencing Dates & Court /////////////////////// Retrial Status |
Case Name Date of Incident Accused's D.O.B. (if known) |
Notes |
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Oda Nobuo 尾田信夫 Fukuoka 70/11/12 Supreme Court 70/03/20 Fukuoka H.C 68/12/24 Fukuoka D.C. /////////////////////// 98/10/29 Supreme Court (Request for retrial denied.) |
Kawabata-Cho 川端町事件 66/12/05 b. 1946 |
Denies the charges of arson as a cause of death. In its 98/10/29 decision, S.C. notes that part of the charges may be appealed. |
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Okunishi Masaru 奥西勝 Nagoya 07/01/04 Special Protest Lodged with SC 06/12/26 Prosecution appeals and retrial is overturned. 05/04/05 Nagoya HC grants seventh request for retrial. /////////// 72/06/15 Supreme Court 69/09/10 Nagoya HC (Death) 64/12/23 Tsu DC (Not Guilty) |
Nabari Poisoned Wine Case 名張事件 61/03/28 b. 1924 |
Declared not guilty in first trial, sentenced to death in second. Has provided forensic evidence of innocence. Supported by Amnesty International. |
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Ohama Shosan 大濱松三 Tokyo 77/04/16 Withdraws appeal 75/10/20 Yokohama DC Odawara Branch |
Piano Noise Murder Case 74/08/28 ピアノ騒音殺人事件 b. 1928 |
Psychiatric examiner suggested a lesser sentence. Defendant withdrew appeal and death sentence was finalized. |
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Hakamada Iwao 袴田巌 Tokyo 80/11/19 SC 76/05/18 Tokyo HC 68/09/11 Shizuoka DC |
Hakamada Case 袴田事件 Stabbing murder of a family of four/arson 66/06/30 b. 1936 |
Insists on innocence. Cause celebre among wrongful arrests in Japan. Former ranked professional boxer. Strongly supported by many groups, and the subject of many publications. Supported by Amnesty International. |
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Daidoji Shoji 大道寺将司 Tokyo 06/11/25 Retrial Rejected. Tokyo DC. //////////// 87/03/24 SC 82/10/29 Tokyo HC 79/11/12 Tokyo DC |
Various Building Bombings 連続企業爆発事件 71/12--75/05 b. 48/06/05 |
Insists the charge of "complicity" is supra-judicial and wants to be extradited abroad. Has support magazine entitled "Kita Kobushi." Anti-hanging fund recently established by his late mother [ More ] |
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Masunaga Toshiaki 益永利明 Tokyo 06/11/25 Retrial Rejected (Tokyo DC) /////////// 87/03/24 SC 82/10/29 Tokyo HC 79/11/12 Tokyo DC. |
Various Building Bombings 連続企業爆発事件 71/12--75/05 b. 48/06/01 |
Original family name is Kataoka. Insists the charge of "complicity" is supra-judicial and wants to be extradited abroad. Has support newsletter entitled "Gomashio Tsushin" |
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Hamada Takeshige 浜田武重 Fukuoka 88/03/08 SC 84/06/19 Fukuoka HC 82/03/29 Fukuoka DC 00/06 Submits 4th retrial request |
Triple Insurance Murders ３連続保険金殺人事件 78/03--79/05 b. 1927/03/10 |
Refutes two out of three charges. Fourth appeal for retrial filed in June of 2000. |
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Watanuki Makoto 綿引誠 Tokyo 88/04/28 SC 83/03/15 Tokyo HC 80/02/08 Mito DC |
Hitachi Middle School Kidnap Murder Case 日立女子中学生 78/10/16 b. 1939/03/25 |
Retrial request underway. |
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Watanabe Kiyoshi 渡辺清 Osaka 88/06/02 SC 78/05/30 Osaka HC Death 75/08/29 Osaka DC L I. |
Four Murders ４件殺人事件 67/04/24--73/03 b. 48/03/17 |
Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal. Age 19 at time of first offense. Refutes two of the charges. Has filed fifth request for retrial. |
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Ishida Tomikura 石田富蔵 Tokyo 89/06/13 SC 82/12/23 Tokyo DC 80/01/30 Urawa DC Retrial request underway. |
Double Women Murders ２女性殺人事件 73/08/04 & 74/09/13 b. 21/11/13 |
Voluntarily confessed to injury resulting in death in the first case, and was charged with the second murder. Denies the second charge. |
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Fujii Masayasu 藤井政安 Tokyo 89/10/13 SC 82/07/01 Tokyo HC 77/03/31 Tokyo DC |
Koroshiya Multiple Murders 「殺し屋」連続 殺人事件 70/10--73/04 b. 42/02/23 |
Original family name was Sekiguchi. Retrial request underway. |
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Ujikawa Tadashi 宇治川正 Tokyo 89/12/08 SC 83/11/17 Tokyo HC 79/03/15 Maebashi DC Retrial request underway |
Isezaki Double Female Middle School Murders 伊勢崎2女子中学生 殺人事件等 76/04/01 b. 51/06/29 |
Original family name was Tamura. Crime committed under the influence of drugs. Has Support publication entitled "Hiyodori Newsletter." |
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Kanekawa Hajime 金川一 Fukuoka 90/04/03 SC 83/03/17 Fukuoka HC Death 82/06/14 Kumamoto DC Hachiyo Branch Life Imprisonment Retrial request underway |
Housewife Murder 主婦殺人事件 79/09/11 b. 1950/07/07 |
Denies the charges. Sentenced to Life in first trial. Has support association and personal publication entitled "Tanabata Newsletter." Supported by Amnesty International. |
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Arai Masao 荒井正男 Tokyo 90/10/16 SC 84/12/18 Tokyo HC 76/09/25 Yokohama DC (Yokosuka Branch) |
Misaki Case 三崎事件 71/12/21 b. 1927/02/04 |
Pleaded innocent from second trial. No evidence beyond coerced confession. Has a support association which publishes newsletter: "Shiokaze."Retrial request underway. Supported by Amnesty International. |
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Sasaki Tetsuya 佐々木哲也 Tokyo 92/01/31 SC 86/08/29 Tokyo HC 84/03/15 Chiba DC |
Parent Killing Case 両親殺人事件 74/10/30 |
Insists on innocence. Publishes a support newsletter: "Itsuka jiketo no shita de." Retrial request underway. Supported by Amnesty International. |
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Sakaguchi Hiroshi 坂口弘 Tokyo 93/02/19 SC 86/09/26 Tokyo HC 82/06/18 Tokyo DC |
Red Army Activities 連合赤軍事件 71--72/02 b. 46/11/12 |
Considers the charge of complicity to be extra-judicial and has requested extradition abroad. Author of "Asama Sanso 1972," and other works. |
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Nagata Hiroko永田洋子（F) Tokyo 93/02/19 SC 86/09/26 Tokyo HC 82/06/18 Tokyo DC |
Red Army Activities 連合赤軍事件 71--72/02 b. 45/02/08 |
Considers the charge of complicity to be extra-judicial and has requested extradition abroad. Author of "16 Grave Inscriptions," "I am alive" and other works (in Japanese). |
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Sawachi Kazuo 澤地和夫 Tokyo 95/07/03 SC 93/07/07 Abandons Appeal 89/03/03 Tokyo HC 87/10/30 Tokyo DC |
Lake Yamanaka Multiple Murders 山中湖連続殺人事件 84/10/11&25 b. 1939/04/15 |
Sentence confirmed upon abandonment of appeal. Former police officer. Author of "Murderous Intent-Confession from Death Row" and other works. Has newsletter entitled "Toukou Tsushin." Retrial request underway |
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Makino Tadashi 牧野正 Fukuoka 93/11/16 Appeal abandoned 93/10/27 Fukuoka DC (Kokura Branch) |
Kita-Kyushu Family Murder 北九州母娘殺人事件 90/03 b. 1950/03/18 |
Crime committed while on parole from a life term. Sentence confirmed upon abandonment of appeal. Retrial request filed by attorneys. |
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Ohmori Katsuhisa 大森勝久 Sapporo 07/03/19 Retrial Rejected Sapporo DC /////////// 94/07/15 SC 88/01/21 Sapporo HC 83/03/29 Sapporo DC |
Hokkaido Govt Building Bombing 北海道庁爆破事件 76/03/02 b. 1949 |
Insists upon innocence. Supported by Amnesty International. |
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Fujishima Mitsuo 藤島光雄 Tokyo 95/06/08 SC 88/12/15 Tokyo HC 87/07/06 Kofu DC |
Two Consecutive Murders ２連続殺人事件 86.03.06--11 b. 58/04/22 |
Sentence in first trial handed out exceptionally fast. Retrial request underway |
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Inokuma Takeo 猪熊武夫 Tokyo 95/06/08 SC 88/12/15 Tokyo HC 87/07/06 Tokyo DC |
Lake Yamanaka Multiple Murders 山中湖連続殺人事件 84/10/11&25 b. 49.07.02 |
Co-defendant with Sawachi (above). Retrial request underway |
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Yamano Seijiro 山野静二郎 Osaka 96/10/ 25 SC 89/10/11 Osaka HC 85/07/22 Osaka DC Retrial request underway |
Real Estate Co. Multiple Murders 不動産会社 連続殺人事件 82.03 b. 38/07/13 |
Insists both deaths were made in self-defense. Has English and French support sites. Author of two books "Prayer from Death Row" and "Scream from Death Row." Has support newsletter entitled "Olive Tsushin" |
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Ogoshi Hideaki 大越英明 Fukuoka 97/09/11 SC 91/12/09 Fukuoka HC 85/05/31 Fukuoka DC (Izuka Branch) |
Common Law Wife's Family Quadruple Murder 内妻一家４人 殺人事件 76/06/13 b.42/03/10 |
Original name was Akiyoshi. Insists that his common law wife murdered three of the victims. Book about the case's disparities include "Akiyoshi Jiken." Retrial request underway |
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Kamimiya Masaharu 神宮雅晴 Osaka 97/12/19 SC 93/04/30 Osaka HC 88/10/ 25 Osaka DC |
元警官強盗殺人事件Robbery/Murder of an ex-police Officer 84.09.04 |
Previous name was Hirota. Insists on innocence. Retrial request underway |
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Fujinami Tomoko (F) 藤波知子 Nagoya 07/03/24 Toyama DC Retrial Request Dismissed. 98/09/04 SC 92/03/31 Nagoya HC 88/02/09 Toyama DC |
Toyama Nagano Double Women Murder 富山長野2女性 殺人事件 80.02.23 & 80.03.06 b. 1945 |
Previous name was Miyazaki. Insists the real culprit is someone else. |
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Shibasaki Masakazu 柴嵜正一 Tokyo 98/09/04 SC 92/03/31 Nagoya HC 88/02/09 Toyama DC |
Nakamurabashi Police Officer Double Murder 中村橋派出所２警官 殺人事件 89/05/16 |
Retrial request underway |
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Muramatsu Sei-ichiro 村松誠一郎 Tokyo 98/10/08 SC 92/06/29 Tokyo HC 85/09/26 Urawa DC |
Miyadai Case & others 宮代事件等 80/03/21 b. 56/0517 |
Insists upon innocence in the Miyadai Case. Retrial request underway. Supported by Amnesty International. |
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Matsumoto Misao 松本美佐雄 Tokyo 98/12/01 SC 94/09/29 Tokyo HC 93/08/24 Maebashi DC (Takasaki Branch) |
Two Murders & Injury Resulting in Death ２人殺人１人傷害致死 死体遺棄事件 90.12/91.07 b. 65/02/20 |
Denies one of the murders. Insists the other was carried out with an accomplice. Retrial request underway |
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Takada Kazusaburo 高田和三郎 Tokyo 99/02/25 SC 94/09/14 Tokyo HC 86/03/28 Urawa DC |
Three Friend Murder Case 友人３人殺人事件 72/02--74/02 |
Insists the real murderer is someone else. |
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Nakamura (Kiyoshi) 中村喜代司 Tokyo 99/09/13 SC 95/10/06 Tokyo HC 94/11/09 Maebashi DC (Takasaki Branch) |
Yasunaka Triple Family Murder 安中親子３人 殺人事件 84/02/13 |
Previous name was Matsui. Retrial request underway |
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Kitagawa Shin 北川晋 Osaka 00/02/04 SC 95/03/30 Takamatsu DC 94/02/23 Kochi DC |
Kochi/Chiba Double Murder Case 高知・千葉連続 殺人事件 83/08/16 86/02/06 |
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Matsumoto Kenji 松本健次 Osaka 00/04/04 SC 96/02/21 Osaka HC 93/09/17 Otsu DC |
Double Murder & Robbery Case ２件強盗殺人事件 90.09.19 & 91.09 |
Was born with Minamata disease and is mentally retarded. His brother, assumed to be the main criminal, committed suicide after the event. Request for retrial filed. |
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Seki Teruhiko 関光彦 Tokyo 01/12/03 SC 96/07/02 Tokyo HC 98/08/08 Chiba DC |
Ichikawa Quadruple Family Murder 市川一家４人 殺人事件 92/03/05 b. 73/01.30 |
Age 19 at time of the crime. |
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Chen Daiwei 陳代偉 Tokyo 02/06/11 SC 98/01/29 Tokyo HC 95/12/15 Tokyo DC |
Pachinko Shop Robbery Murder Case パチンコ店強盗 殺人事件 92/05/30 |
Chinese citizen. First non-permanent resident sentenced to death in post war period. Alleges the ringleader escaped overseas. Claims torture lead to confession and that interpretation was insufficient. Has newsletter "Ichijoh no Hikari." |
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He Li 何 力 Identical to Chen above |
Pachinko Shop Robbery Murder Case パチンコ店強盗 殺人事件 １９９２．５．３０ |
Same as above |
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Yokota Kenji 横田謙二 Tokyo 02/10/05 Withdraws Appeal 02/09/30 Tokyo HC 01/06/28 Saitama DC Life Imprisonment |
Female Acquaintance Murders 知人女性殺人事件 99/01/09 |
Crime committed while on parole from a life sentence. Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal. Sentence confirmed after appeal is abandoned. |
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Won I-san (Malaysian) 黄奕善 Tokyo 04/04/19 SC 98/03/26 Tokyo HC 96/07/19 Tokyo DC |
Double Robbery & Murder Case 連続強盗殺人事件 93/10/27 93/12.20 |
Malaysian Citizen. Assumed ringleader Alleged accomplice Yamashita is appealing to Supreme Court. Denies complicity in murder and robbery. Medical treatment during trial was problematic. |
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Ishibashi Eiji 石橋英治 Tokyo 04/04/27 SC 99/04/28 Tokyo HC 96/03/08 Yokohama DC (Odawara Branch) L.I. |
Kanagawa Double Murder & Robbery 神奈川２件強盗 殺人事件 88/12/28 89/01/01 |
Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal. Found innocent of one charge in first trial. |
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Okazaki Shigeo 岡崎茂男 Sendai 04/06/25 SC 98/03/17 Sendai HC 95/01/27 Fukushima DC |
Chiba Fukushima Iwate Kidnap Murder Case 千葉福島岩手誘拐 殺人事件 86/07 89/07 91/05 |
Three people sentenced to death for 2 victims.(See Sako and Kumagai below) |
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Sako Yasuhiro 迫康裕 Sendai Same as Okazaki above. |
same as Okazaki above. |
same as Okazaki above. |
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Kumagai Akitaka 熊谷昭孝 Sendai Same as Okazaki above. |
same as Okazaki above. |
same as Okazaki above. |
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Okamoto Keizo 岡本啓三 Osaka 04/09/13 SC 99/03/05 Osaka HC 95/03/23 Osaka DC |
Cosmo Research Murder Case コスモ・リサーチ 殺人事件 88/01/29 |
Previous name was Kawamura |
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Suemori Hiroya 末森博也 Osaka 04/09/13 SC 99/03/05 Osaka HC 95/03/23 Osaka DC |
Cosmo Research Murder Case コスモ・リサーチ 殺人事件 88/01/29 |
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Sakamoto Haruno( F) 坂本春野 (age 81) Osaka 04/11/19 SC 00/09/28 Takamatsu HC 98/07/29 Takamatsu DC |
Kochi Double Murder Case 高知２件連続 殺人事件 87/01 92/08 |
8th woman to be sentenced to death in post-war era. Age 77 at time of SC sentence. Insists upon innocence. |
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Kurayoshi Masataka 倉吉政隆 Fukuoka 04/12/02 SC 00/06/29 Fukuoka HC 99/03/25 Fukuoka DC |
Man and Woman Double Murder 男女殺人事件 95/04 |
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Morimoto Nobuyuki 森本信之 Nagoya 04/12/14 SC 01/05/14 Nagoya HC 00/03/01 Tsu DC |
Filipina Double Murder Case フィリピン２人 女性殺人事件 98/12 |
Previous name was Sawamoto. Of the three accomplices, one died during proceedings, the other's sentence was reduced to life by the high court. |
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Manaka Hiromi 間中博巳 Tokyo 04/07/06 Miyabe DC 01/05/01 Tokyo DC 05/01/27 SC |
Classmate Double Murders 同級生２人殺人事件 89/08--09 |
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Okasaki Kazuaki 岡崎一明 （現姓・宮前） Tokyo 05/04/07 SC 01/12/13 TokyoHC 98/10/23 Tokyo DC |
Murder of Aum Shinrikyo Believers and the Sakamoto Attorney Family 信者リンチ殺害事件 １９８９．２ 坂本弁護士一家 殺害事件 １９８９．１１ |
Original name was Miyamae |
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Nishikawa Masakatsu 西川正勝 （旧姓・金田） Osaka 05/06/07 SC 01/06/20 Osaka HC 95/09/11 Osaka DC |
Night Club Double Women Murder. スナックママ連続 殺人事件 １９９１．１２ |
Original Name was Kaneda. |
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Kamata Yasutoshi 鎌田安利 Osaka 05/07/08 SC 01/03/27 Osaka HC 99/03/24 Osaka DC |
Osaka Multiple Dismemberment Cases 大阪連続バラバラ 殺人事件 １９８５〜１９９４ |
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Shimoyama Shinichi 下山信一 Tokyo 05/09/16 SC 01/05/30 Tokyo HC 98/05/26 Tokyo DC |
Financial Co. Triple Murders 金融業者ら３人 殺人事件 93/10/12 |
Original name was Matsuzawa. Codefendant with Won I-san above. Insists the crime was not planned. |
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Horie Yoshio 堀江守男 Hachioji Hospital 05/09/26 Sendai DC 91/03/29 Sendai HC 05/09/26 SC |
Elderly Couple Murder Case 老夫婦殺人事件 1986/02/20 |
Defendant's psychological condition is in dispute |
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Ueda Yoshinori 上田宜範 Osaka 05/12/15 SC 01/03/15 Osaka HC 98/03/20 Osaka DC |
Osaka Dog Lover's Multiple Murder Case (x5) 大阪愛犬家 連続殺人事件 １９９２〜９３ |
Maintains innocence. Insists confessions were the result of police violence. |
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Tanaka Atsuhiko 田中 敦彦 Osaka 06/02/14 SC 01/12/25 Osaka HC 00/03/16 Osaka DC L.I. |
Murder of 2 Right Wing Leaders 右翼幹部ら２人 殺人事件 92/02 94/04 |
Previous name was Hisahori. Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal. |
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Yamaguchi Morio 山口益生 Nagoya 06/02/24 SC 01/06/14 Nagoya HC Death 99/06/23 Tsu DC Life Imp 97/09/25 Nagoya HC Sentence overturned, case is remanded to DC 97/03/28 Tsu DC Death (Yokkaichi Branch) |
Murder of an accomplice in one heist, murder of an antique art dealer in another. 94/03--95/03 |
Death sentence overturned by high court, later reinstated. Accomplice died of illness during the trial. |
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Toyoda Masami 豊田 義己 Nagoya 06/03/02 SC 02/02/28 Nagoya HC 00/07/19 Nagoya DC |
Murder of 2 Women in Shizuoka & Aichi Areas 静岡、愛知２女性 殺人事件 96.08 97.09 b. 1943 |
Denies the Shizuoka Case. Claims confession made after police violence. |
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Takahashi Kazutoshi 高橋和利 Tokyo 06/03/28 SC 02/10/30 Tokyo HC 95/09/07 Yokohama DC |
Tsurumi Case 鶴見事件 88/06/20 b. 1935 |
Admits to burglary, denies the murders. Case based on circumstantial evidence and coerced confession. Has support association and publications. |
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Takanezawa Tomoaki 高根沢智明 Tokyo 06/06/06 SC 05/07/13 Appeal Dropped 04/03/26 Saitama DC |
Gumma Pachinko Parlor Double Murder 群馬パチンコ店人 殺人事件 2003/02/04 |
Sentence finalized after defendant abandoned appeal. 06/06/06 Attorney's special protest overruled. |
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Kawamura Yukiya 川村 幸也 Nagoya 06/06/09 SC 03/03/12 Nagoya HC 02/02/21 Nagoya DC |
Drum Container Women (x2) Murder ２女性ドラム岳 殺人事件 00/04/04 b. 1964 |
Of the four accomplices, two received life terms (prosecution demanded death.) |
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Nomura Tetsuya 野村哲也 Nagoya 06/06/09 SC 03/03/12 Nagoya HC 02/02/21 Nagoya DC |
Same as above b. 1972 |
Of the four accomplices, two received life terms(death was demanded.) |
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Nakayama Sususmu 中山進 Osaka 06/06/13 SC 03/10/27 Osaka HC 01/11/20 Osaka DC |
Toyonaka Double Murders 豊中２人殺人事件 98/02/19 |
Crime committed while on parole from life imprisonment. |
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Chen 陳徳通 Tokyo 06/06/27 SC 03/02/20 Tokyo HC 01/09/17 Yokohama DC |
Chinese Multiple Murders (x3) 川崎中国人３人 殺人事件 |
Chinese national. Alleges major mistakes made in trial. |
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Eto Tsune 江藤恒 Osaka 06/09/07 SC 03/01/02 Osaka HC 01/03/22 Osaka DC Sakai Branch |
Sakai Husband Wife Murder Case 堺夫婦殺人事件 97/10/30 b. 42/07/21 |
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Matsumoto Chizuo 松本知津夫 Tokyo 06/09/15 SC Special Protest Rejected //////////////// 06/05/29 Tokyo HC Objection Rejected //////////////// 06/03/27 Tokyo HC 04/02/27 Tokyo DC |
Crimes of Aum Shinrikyo 89/11~95/03 |
Founder of Aum Shinrikyo, aka Asahara Shoko |
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Ishikawa Keiko(F) 石川恵子 Miyazaki 06/09/21 SC 03/03/27 Fukuoka HC Miyazaki Branch 01/06/20 Miyazaki DC |
Miyazaki Double Women Murder 宮崎２女性 殺人事件 96/08 & 97/06 |
Denies the charges, has plead innocent. |
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Naga Katsuhisa 長勝久 Tokyo 06/10/12 SC 03/09/10 Tokyo HC 01/12/18 Utsunomiya DC |
Tochigi Wife & Acquaintance Murder 栃木・妻と知人 殺人事件 1988~89 |
Denies the charges, has plead innocent. |
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Takahashi Yoshihiro 高橋義博 Tokyo 06/10/26 SC 03/04/15 Tokyo HC 00/08/29 Yokohama DC |
Doctor Murder (x2) & Robbery Case 医師ら２人 強盗殺人事件 92/07 |
Admits the robbery, adamantly denies the murder charges. |
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Park Il Gwan (aka) Boku Nikkou 朴日光 Fukuoka 06/11/24 SC 03/03/28 Fukuoka HC 99/06/14 Fukuoka DC |
Taxi Driver Murder Case&others タクシー運転手 殺人事件 95/01/12 ~01/28 |
South Korean National. Insists the Nagoya case was committed by an acquaintance. Refutes the DNA evidence as unreliable. |
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Nishimoto Shojiro 西本正二郎 07/01/11 SC 06/05/17 Nagano DC |
Quadruple Elderly Robbery Murders 長野・愛知 ４人強盗・殺人事件 04/01~09 b. 1977 |
Sentence confirmed after defendant abandons appeal. |
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Matsumoto Kazuhiro 松本和弘 Nagoya 07/01/30 SC 03/07/08 Nagoya HC 02/01/30 Nagoya DC Ichinomiya Branch |
Manila Murder for Insurance & Nagano Murder Case マニラ連続保険金 殺人・長野殺人事件 94~96 |
Insists the twin brother victims and their 3 friends died of illness. Denies the Manila case. |
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Matsumoto Akihiro 松本昭弘 Nagoya 07/01/30 SC 03/07/08 Nagoya HC 02/01/30 Nagoya DC Ichinomiya Branch |
Manila Murder for Insurance & Nagano Murder Case マニラ連続保険金 殺人・長野殺人事件 94~96 |
Same as above. |
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Shimoura Eiichi 下浦栄一 Nagoya 07/01/30 SC 03/07/08 Nagoya HC 02/01/30 Nagoya DC |
Manila Murder for Insurance & Nagano Murder Case マニラ連続保険金 殺人・長野殺人事件 94~96 |
Same as above. |
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Matsuda Yasutoshi 松田康敏 Miyazaki 07/02/07 SC 04/05/21 Fukuoka HC Miyazaki Branch 03/01/24 Miyazaki DC |
Miyazaki Women (x2) Robbery & Murder Case 宮崎２女性強盗 殺人事件 01/11/25~12/07 |
Admitted the charges and apologized for the case. |
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Shinosawa Kazuo 篠沢一男 Tokyo 07/02/20 SC 03/04/23 Tokyo HC 02/03/19 Utsunomiya DC |
Utsunomiya Jewelry Store Multiple (x6) Murder 宇都宮宝石店 ６人殺人事件 00/06/11 |
Appeals case finished in 90 minutes. |
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Muto Kei-ichi 武藤恵喜 Nagoya 07/03/22 SC 04/02/06 Nagoya HC 03/05/15 Nagoya DC L.I. |
Nagoya Night Club Owner Murder 名古屋スナック 経営者殺人事件 02/03/14 b. 1949 |
Previous name was Kano. Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal .Previously sentenced to 15 years for a separate crime. |
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Kobayashi Mitsuhiro 小林光弘 Sendai 07/03/27 SC 04/02/19 Sendai HC 03/02/12 Aomori DC |
Hirosaki Takefuji Arson Murder Case (x5) 弘前武富士 放火殺人事件 01/05/08 |
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Nishiyama Shouzou 西山省三 Hiroshima 07/04/10 SC 04/04/23 Hiroshima HC Death 99/12/10 SC Grants prosecutors appeal, remands to HC 97/02/04 Hiroshima HC LI 94/09/30 Hiroshima DC LI |
Murder of an Elderly Woman 老女殺人事件 92/03/29 b. 1953 |
Crime committed while on parole from life imprisonment . Originally sentenced to life imprisonment, confirmed by the high court. Death sentence imposed after prosecutorial appeal to the Supreme Court. Only the second postwar case imposing death from LI. |
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Zohta Hiroshi 造田博 Tokyo 07/04/19 SC 03/09/29 Tokyo HC 02/01/18 Tokyo DC |
Tokyo/Ikebukuro RandomMurder 東京・池袋 「通り魔」殺傷事件 99/09/08 b. 1978 |
Two people were killed and six injured in an unplanned random murder. Defense claims insanity. |
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Yamaji Yukio 山地悠紀夫 07/06/01 SC 06/12/13 Osaka DC |
Osaka Sisters Murder Robbery Rape Case b. 1983 |
Crime committed while on release from a reformatory. Sentence confirmed after defendant abandoned appeal. [ More ] |
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Nakahara Sumio 中原澄夫 Fukuoka 07/06/11 SC 05/04/12 Fukuoka HC 03/05/01 Fukuoka DC |
Yakuza Dispute Multiple Murders 暴力団抗争 連続殺人事件 97/10/06~10/13 b. 1947 |
Charged with ordering others to commit two murders. Denies the charges. [ More ] |
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Xue Song 薛 松 (Jap: Setsu Shou) Tokyo 07/06/20 SC 04/01/23 Tokyo HC 02/02/22 Tokyo DC |
Kasugabe Chinese Couple Murder 春日部中国人夫婦 殺人事件 00/09/22 b. 1974 |
Chinese national. Insists mistakes made at trial and that sentence is unjust. [ More ] |
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Maeue Hiroshi 前上博 b. 1969 07/07/05 SC 07/03/28 Osaka DC |
Osaka Suicide Website Triple Murders インタネット自殺 サイト連続殺人事件 |
Sentence finalized after defendant abandons appeal. |
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Hamakawa Kunihiko 浜川邦彦 Nagoya 07/07/05 SC 04/03/22 Nagoya HC 02/12/18 Tsu DC |
Mie Double Shooting Case 三重男性２人 射殺事件 94/07&94/11 b. 1960 |
Denies the charges. Co-defendant received life sentence (prosecution demanded death.) [ More ] |
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Yokoyama Masato 横山真人 Tokyo 07/07/20 SC 03/05/19 Tokyo HC 99/09/30 Tokyo DC |
Subway Gassing Case 地下鉄サリン事件 95/03/20 b. 1963 |
3rd Aum Member to be sentenced to death. Released gas on the Marunouchi Subway Line- which did not cause fatalities. [ More ] |
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Ogata Hidenori 尾形英紀 b. 1978 07/07/25 SC 07/04/26 Saitama DC |
Kumagai Double Murder and Injury 熊谷４人殺傷事件 03/08/18 |
Sentence finalized after defendant withdrew appeal. [ MORE ] |
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Gotou Ryouji 後藤良次 Tokyo 07/09/28 SC 04/07/06 Tokyo HC 03/02/24 Utsunomiya DC |
Utsunomiya Miyabe Murders 宇都宮水戸殺人事件 00/07/30~08/20 |
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Hatamoto Satoru 端本悟 b. 1967 Tokyo 07/10/26 SC 03/09/18 Tokyo HC 00/07/25 Tokyo DC |
Attorney Sakamoto Family & Matsumoto Sarin Gassing Cases 89/11&95/03 etc |
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Odajima Tetsuo 小田島鉄男 b. 1943 07/11/06 SC 07/03/22 Chiba DC |
Mabuchi Motor Murders& others.(x4) マブチモーター殺人放火事件等 2002/08~11 |
Sentence finalized after defendant abandons appeal. Previous codefendant with Morita Katsumi. |
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Shoji Kouichi 庄子幸一 Tokyo 07/11/06 SC 04/09/07 Tokyo HC 03/04/30 Yokohama DC |
Yamato Wife Murders 大和連続主婦 殺人事件 01/08/29~09/19 |
Accomplice received life imprisonment (prosecution demanded death). |
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Furusawa Tomoyuki 吉沢友幸 b. 65/04/07 Tokyo 07/11/16 SC 05/05/24 Tokyo HC 04/03/30 Tokyo DC |
Yokohama Family Stabbing Murder(x3) 横浜一家三人 刺殺事件 02/07/31 |
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Hokao Kazuo 外尾 計夫 b. 1947 Fukuoka 08/01/31 SC 04/05/21 Fukuoka HC 03/01/31 Nagasaki DC |
Father & Child Murder for Insurance Case 父子保険金 殺人事件 92/09/11 98/10/27 |
Codefendant (wife and mother of victims) was sentenced to death in first trial, later reduced to life imprisonment by the high court. [ More ] |
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Hayashi Yasuo 林 泰男 Tokyo 08/02/15 SC 03/12/05 Tokyo HC 00/06/30 Tokyo DC |
Matsumoto & Subway Sarin Gassing Cases 94/06/27 etc. |
5th member of Aum Cult to have sentence finalized. [ More] |
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Hattori Junya 服部純也 Tokyo 08/02/29 SC 05/03/29 Tokyo HC 04/01/15 Shizuoka DC Life Imprisonment. |
Mishima College Student Burning Murder 三島短大生 焼刹事件 02/01/23 |
Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal. |
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Hasegawa Shizuo 長谷川静央 08/03/17 SC 07/08/16 Tokyo HC 07/01/23 Utsunomiya DC |
Younger Brother Murder for Hire 2005/05/08 b. 1942 |
Accused of paying a hitman to kill his younger brother while on parole from L.I. Sentence finalized after defendant withdrew appeal |
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Matsumura Kyozo 松村恭造 b. 1981 08/04/08 SC 08/03/17 Kyoto DC |
Murder/Robbery of Two Relatives |
Sentence confirmed upon withdrawal of appeal. [ More ] |
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Yamamoto Kai-ichi 山本開一 08/04/24 SC 06/09/28 Tokyo HC 05/09/08 Saitama DC |
Shooting of 5 Yakuza 組員５人射殺事件 |
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Kobayashi Kaoru 小林薫 Osaka 08/04/26 Finalized 06/09/26 Nara DC |
Nara Child Molestation Murder 奈良わいせつ殺人事件 04/11/17 b. 1969 |
Death sentence for a single case of murder is extraordinary. Sentence finalized after defendant withdrew appeal. |
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Kaga Toshiaki 加賀聖商 Tokyo 05/07/19 Tokyo HC 04/02/04 Yokohama DC |
Kanagawa Mother Daughter Murder 神奈川母子 殺人事件 01/08/04 |
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Uwabe Yasuaki 上部康明 b, 64/03/06 Hiroshima 08/07/11 SC 05/06/28 Hiroshima HC 02/09/20 Yamaguchi DC Shimoseki Branch |
Shimonoseki Station Multiple Murders (x5) & injuries (10) 下関駅５人殺害 １０人傷害事件 99/09/29 |
Defendant's psychological condition is in dispute by experts. |
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Yagi Shigeru 八木茂 Tokyo 08/07/17 SC 05/01/13 Tokyo HC 02/10/01 Saitama DC |
Saitama Insurance Murders(x2) & Attempted Murder 1) 埼玉保険金 殺人(２件) 2) 同未遂事件 （１件） 95/06/03 & 99/05/29 |
Insists upon innocence. Authored a book about the case entitled "Itsuwari no Kioku (Memory of a Lie.)" |
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Eto Sachiko 江藤幸子 b. 1947 08/09/16 SC 05/11/22 Sendai HC 02/05/10 Fukushima DC |
Sukagawa Exorcist Deaths(x6) 須賀川信者6人変死事件 Dec '94 June '95 |
The defendant's mental competence is in dispute by experts. Co-conspirators received lesser sentences. ( MoreHis ) |