Adamu at Mutant Frog Travelogue reports on the recent executions in Japan of three death row inmates: “It is really scary that the final decision of when and if these prisoners die lies solely in the hands of a political appointee […] who goes through no official vetting process, and on top of that no prior warning is given to the public, victims, or the convict or his or her family.” (See also a detailed post at Asia Death Penalty.)
- Countries:
- Japan
- Topics:
- Governance, Human Rights, Law
This post is also available in:
Send this by E-mailStart the conversation
Recent Articles also in East Asia »
- › East and South Asia: Suicide By Pesticide Ingestion Common
- › China: Handling of Yang Jia's secret trial breeds widespread discontent
- › China: True or false? A fugitive sergeant’s diary
- › Korea: Tens of Thousands of Buddhists in Seoul
- › Taiwan: The flying saucer houses will be torn down
Recent Links also in East Asia »
#
Claudia Jean analyses the number of Chinese tourists and the impact of direct flights on Taiwan.
#
The 2008 Paralympics opens in Beijing. RY in his Blog Land thinks Singapore has strong chances of winning in the swimming event.
#
Senor Pablo supports the Love Food, Hate Waste campaign in Brunei - He reminds readers about the “need to ascertain that what we eat is enough for the family and not to create unnecessary waste.”
Other GV sites
GV Projects
Sponsors for this article
This site is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License
Please read our attribution policy.
Sponsors
| Korea content supported by |
 |
Japan content supported by |
 |
Yazan BadranLatest of 64 posts
Steve SharraLatest of 14 posts
Moussa BashirLatest of 198 posts
Ethan ZuckermanLatest of 85 posts
Daniel DuendeLatest of 25 posts
Maya NortonLatest of 56 posts
Veronica KhokhlovaLatest of 5006 posts
John LiebhardtLatest of 20 posts
Jennifer BreaLatest of 309 posts
Bernardo ParrellaLatest of 3 posts
Caroline FinlayLatest of 4 posts
Meng ZhangLatest of 17 posts