"Japan and the United States are the only G7 countries that still impose capital punishment, with death row prisoners in Japan typically being notified of their hanging just a few hours in advance.
"We ordered the execution after careful and thorough consideration," Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said on Friday."
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