日本官员说，4名被判刑的杀人犯星期四被处决。这是日本自1993年终止暂停死刑后，第一次处决多名犯人。日本刑事司法制度非常隐秘。当局通常不事先发出公告就对死刑犯执行死刑。
Japanese officials say four convicted murderers were executed Thursday. These are the first multiple executions since Japan ended a moratorium on the death penalty in 1993. Japan’s criminal justice system is extremely secretive. Condemned inmates are often executed without prior notice.