# Japan executes man who killed five in pachinko parlour fire

https://mins.news/en/item/28001

- BBC News, 2026-08-21 02:49 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8k232mn7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Japan has executed 58-year-old Sunao Takami for setting fire to a pachinko parlour near his home in Osaka in 2009, killing four customers and an employee. It was the country’s first execution since June 2025. Rights groups criticised prolonged solitary confinement for death-row prisoners and a lack of transparency around executions.

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