Japan executes a man convicted of setting fire that killed 5 at a pachinko parlor in Osaka

New Delhi Times A man who killed five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009 was hanged Friday in Japan’s first execution by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ‘s government as the country faces growing calls for more transparency and the abolition of capital punishment. Sunao Takami set fire to the... New Delhi Times