Japan Hangs Two

(Tokyo, Japan) Yesterday, it was announced that Michitoshi Kuma, 70, and Masahiro Takashio, 55, were executed by hanging.

They bring the annual total of people executed by the government to 15, the most since 1999 when the government started publishing the number of people executed.

I believe that Kuma and Takashio have been deterred from committing any additional crimes.