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Japan hangs murder convict; 6th execution of year
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has hanged a 73-year-old man convicted of murder and robbery, the country's sixth execution of the year.
The Justice Ministry says the hanging was carried out Thursday in Tokyo. The man had shot to death a restaurant owner in 2004, stealing his bag containing 400,000 yen ($4,000) in cash.
Japan executed three inmates in February and two in April. There are 132 inmates currently on death row.
All executions in Japan are done by hanging.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/japan-hangs-murder-convict-6th-execution-year
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