死刑 la pena di morte nel paese del kawaii

1993年 7

1994年 2

1995年 6

1996年 6

1997年 4

1998年 6

1999年 5

2000年 3

2001年 2

2002年 2

2003年 1

2004年 2

2005年 1

2006年 4

2007年 9

2008年 15

2009年 4+

I numeri a destra rapresentano le sentenze di pena di morte eseguite in Giappone nell`anno indicato a sinistra.

Si, qui` c`e` la pena di morte: per impiccagione.

Riporto da Wikipedia inglese:

Because they are awaiting execution, those on death row are not classified as prisoners by the Japanese justice system and the facilities they are held at are not referred to as prisons. Inmates lack many of the rights afforded to other Japanese prisoners. The nature of the regime they live under is largely up to the director of the Detention Centre, but it is usually significantly harsher than normal Japanese prisons. Inmates are held under solitary confinement and are forbidden communication with their fellows. They are permitted two periods of exercise a week. Reportedly, inmates are not permitted to do even limited exercise within their own cell. They are not allowed televisions and may only possess three books. Prison visits, both by family members and legal representatives, are infrequent and closely supervised.

Executions are carried out by hanging in a death chamber within the Detention Center. When a death order has been issued, the condemned prisoner is informed in the morning of his or her execution. The condemned is given their choice of the last meal. The prisoner's family and legal representatives are not informed until afterwards. Since December 7, 2007, the authorities have been releasing the names, natures of crime and ages of executed prisoners.

When a Japanese prison guard is told to carry out an execution, he may not refuse, even if he has a conscientious objection to the death penalty. As a civil servant, he is legally required to accept the duty or lose his job. But, a high-tech answer, of sorts, has been found: Several different guards simultaneously press different buttons, all of which look as if they operate the trap door, but only one of which actually does. Prosecutors, too, are required to serve as witnesses if assigned to do so. Upon returning from this close encounter with death, however, a prosecutor may find the floor of his office strewn with salt, a co-worker's thoughtful act of ritual purification.

Hai capito a Pikachu`!