CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN JAPAN

Hardback. Capital punishment has been carried out in Japan since ancient times. Although ancient Japan uniquely suspended executions for several centuries towards the end of the first millennium, today the death penalty is firmly established in Japan. This volume explores the current state of capital punishment, the domestic discussion on the subject, and the influence of the political orientations of the governments of recent years. The treatise is of interest because of the Aum cult, whose leader Shoko Asahara was being tried in Tokyo at the time of publication. After a three years' interval (between 1989 and 1993), Japan underwent a capital punishment 'reassurance' with 39 executions between 1993 and 2000. Part A: The History of Capital Punishment in Japan; Part B: Capital Punishment in Japan Today; Part C: Discussing Capital Punishment in Japan; Conclusion + Index. 205pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. dw. not required.