Name (last/first) 

Age at time of death

Place of  Execution

Date of Hanging

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Sentencing Dates & Court

Case Name

Date of Incident

Accused's D.O.B.

Notes

Miyasaki Tsutomu

宮崎勤

Tokyo

08/06/17 Executed 

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06/01/17 SC

01/06/28 Tokyo HC

97/04/14 Tokyo DC

Tokyo Saitama Multiple Little Girls Murder (x4)Cases

東京・埼玉連続

幼女殺人事件

１９８８〜８９

Yamasaki Yoshio

山崎義雄

Takamatsu

08/06/17 Executed 

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05/01/25 SC

00/10/26 Takamatsu HC

97/02/18 Takamatsu DC Life Imprisonment.

Miyagi Kagawa Insurance Murders

宮城香川保険金

殺人事件

85/11   90/03

Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal.

Mutsuda Shinji

陸田真志

Tokyo

08/06/17 Executed 

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05/10/17 SC

01/09/11 Tokyo HC

98/06/05 Tokyo DC

SM Club Multiple Murders

ＳＭクラブ連続

殺人事件

95/12/21

Author of "Living with death: philosophical dialogue behind bars."

Okashita Kaoru

岡下香

age 61

Tokyo

08/04/10 Executed

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05/03/03 SC 

01/05/17 Tokyo HC

99/03/11 Tokyo DC L.I.

Wealthy Widow Double Murder

資産家老女ら２人

殺人事件

89/Oct

Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal. Denied one of the charges.

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Sakamoto Masato

坂本正人

aged 41

Tokyo

08/04/10 Executed

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04/11/13 Abandons Appeal.

04/10/29 Tokyo HC 

03/10/09 Maebashi DC (L.I.)

Gumma Oshio High School Murder

群馬県大胡町

女子高生殺人事件

2002/07

Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal. Sentence confirmed after appeal was abandoned.

Nakamoto Katsuyoshi

中元勝義

age 64

Osaka

08/04/10 Executed

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97/01/28 SC

91/10/27 Osaka HC

85/05/16 Osaka DC (Sakai Branch)

Jewelry Store Murder Case

宝石商殺人事件

82/05/20

b. 1943/12/24

Denied the charge of murder.

Nakamura Masaharu

中村正春

age 61

Osaka

08/04/10 Executed

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04/09/09 SC

99/12/22 Osaka HC

95/05/19 Otsu DC

Colleague Double Murder Case

元同僚ら２人

殺人事件

89/10/10 & 12/26

Matsubara Masahiko

 松原正彦

age 64

Osaka

08/02/01 Executed

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97/03/07 SC

92/01/23 Takamatsu HC

90/05/22 Tokushima DC

Double Housewife Murder

２主婦連続強盗

殺人事件

88.04.18 ~06.01

b. 44/03/19

Retrial request underway

Nago Keiji

名古圭志

Fukuoka

08/02/01 Executed

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04/08/26  Withdraws Appeal

04/06/18 Kagoshima DC

Tokunoshima Family Murders

徳之島実兄家族

殺傷事件

２００２．８

Sentence confirmed upon withdrawal of appeal.

Mochida Takashi

持田孝

Tokyo

08/02/01 Executed

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04/10/13 SC

00/02/28 Tokyo HC Death

99/05/27 Tokyo DC (L.I.)

Murder of Woman for Revenge.

被害届を出した女性への逆恨み殺人事件

９７．４

Originally sentenced to life Imprisonment. Death sentence imposed on appeal.

Ikemoto Noboru 

池本登

(age 74)

Osaka

07/12/07 EXECUTED

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96/03/04 SC

89/11/28 Takamatsu HC Death

88/03/22 Tokushima DC L.I.

Triple Neighbor Rifle Shooting

猟銃近隣３人

殺人事件

86.06.03

b. 32/12/22

Sentenced to Life in first trial. 

Would have been paroled by the time of execution had the prosecution not appealed (in violation of the constitution).

Fukawa Hiroki

府川博樹

(age 42)

Tokyo

07/12/07 EXECUTED /////////

03/01/05 Appeal Withdrawn

01/12/19 Tokyo HC

01/03/21 Tokyo DC

Grandmother/Mother Murder Case

老母子強盗殺人事件

１９９９．４

b. 1965

Trials conducted at abnormally fast speed. Sentence confirmed upon withdrawal of appeal.

Fujima Seiha

藤間静波

(age 47)

Tokyo

07/12/07 EXECUTED 

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04/06/15 SC

00/01/24 Tokyo HC

88/03/10 Yokohama DC

Fujisawa Mother Daughter Multiple Murders

藤沢母娘殺人事件

81.5/82.5--6

b. 1960

In response to attorney protests, court reinstated the case after defendant attempt to abandon appeal.

Takezawa Hifumi 

竹澤一二三

(age 69)

Tokyo 

07/08/23 EXECUTED

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Later: Abandons Appeal

00/12/11 Tokyo HC

98/03/24 Utsunomiya DC

Ibaragi Pref Triple Murder Case

栃木県３人連続

殺人事件

90/09/13--07/28

Sentence confirmed upon withdrawal of appeal.

Segawa Kouzou

瀬川光三

(age 60)

Nagoya

07/08/23 EXECUTED /////////

01/01/30 SC

97/03/11 Nagoya HC(Kanazawa Branch)

93/07/15 Toyama DC

Toyama Family Shooting Case

富山夫婦射殺事件

91/05/07

Iwamoto Yoshio

岩本義雄

(age 63)

Tokyo

07/08/23 EXECUTED

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01/02/06 Appeal Withdrawn

01/02/01 Tokyo DC

Tokyo Double Murder Robbery Case

東京連続殺人事件

96/06/10&

99/07/08

Sentence confirmed upon withdrawal of appeal.

Tanaka Masahiro

 田中政弘

Tokyo

07/04/27 EXECUTED

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00/09/08 SC

95/12/20 Tokyo HC

94/01/27 Yokohama DC

4 Murders Case

４人殺人事件

84.11 88.03 89.06 91.03

Original name was Miyashita. Denies two of the murders.

Nata Kosaku 名田幸作  

Osaka

07/04/27 EXECUTED

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92/09/29 SC

87/01/23 Osaka HC

84/07/10 Kobe DC (Himeji Branch)

Ako City Colleague's Family Murders

赤穂同僚妻子

殺人事件

83/01/19

b. 50/06/17

Oda Yoshikatsu 

小田義勝

Fukuoka

07/04/27 EXECUTED

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Later: Appeal Withdrawn

00/03/15 Fukuoka DC

Insurance Double

 Murder Case

２件の保険金

殺人事件

Sentence confirmed upon withdrawal of appeal.

Akiyama Yoshimitsu 

秋山芳光　　

Tokyo

06/12/25 EXECUTED

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87/07/17 SC

80/03/27 Tokyo HC

76/12/16 Tokyo DC

Akiyama Brothers Case

秋山兄弟事件

75/08/25

b. 1929/08

age 77

Denied premeditation. Oldest prisoner executed in Japan's postwar history.

Fujinami Yoshio

藤波芳夫

Tokyo

06/12/25 EXECUTED

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93/09/09 SC

87/11/11 Tokyo HC

82/02/19 Utsunomiya DC

Drug Stimulant Murder 

覚醒剤殺人事件

81/03/29

b. 31/05/15

age 75

Killed his former wife's family under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Issued a newsletter "Kanaria." 

Fukuoka Michio

 福岡道雄

Osaka

06/12/25 EXECUTED

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99/02/25 SC

94/09/14 Takamatsu HC

88/03/09 Kochi HC

Triple Consecutive Murder Case

３連続殺人事件

78.12/80.04/

81.01

age 64

Hidaka Hiroaki

日高広明

Hiroshima

06/12/25 EXECUTED

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Later: Appeal Withdrawn

00/02/09 Hiroshima DC

Hiroshima Taxi Driver Murders Case

広島タクシー運転手  連続殺人事件

９６．４〜９

b. 62/04

age 44

Sentence confirmed upon withdrawal of appeal.